SpaceX發射首批可支援手機連線的Starlink衛星
· 2024-01-05

擁有Direct to Cell功能的Starlink衛星可在太空中充當手機基地臺,針對偏遠地區提供通訊及網路服務,現階段SpaceX將與T-Mobile展開Direct to Cell服務測試

_SpaceX

Direct to Cell的終極目標是讓一般手機可直接連結衛星網路,創造無盲區的全球通訊能力。

現階段SpaceX將結合美國T-Mobile的無線網路展開Direct to Cell測試,初期將僅提供簡訊功能,未來幾年才會逐步進展到語音及資料傳輸服務。

SpaceX創辦人暨執行長Elon Musk也提醒,現在的Direct to Cell僅支援每光束7Mb的傳輸能力,而且這些光束還很大,因此,就算它對某些缺乏網路連線的區域來說是個很好的解決方案,尚無法與陸地上既有的行動網路競爭。

根據SpaceX的規畫,Direct to Cell的簡訊服務可望於今年問世,而語音、資料或IoT傳輸服務則預計於明年推出。

除了T-Mobile之外,澳洲的Optus、加拿大的Rogers、紐西蘭的One NZ、日本的DKKI、瑞士的Salt,以及位於智利及秘魯的Entel等電信營運商,都已同意加入Direct to Cell服務聯盟。

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