While 2.5 billion people in the world do not have access to the Internet, SpaceX, owned by Ilon Mask, intends to connect phones directly to the satellite Internet using Direct To Cell satellites.
According to information collected by an ANADOLA agency (AA), the SpaceX Starlink satellite Internet network is prepared to connect smartphones to the satellite network using Direct To Cell.
According to information posted on the Starlink website, it is very difficult for mobile phones to connect to the satellites at a distance of hundreds of kilometers, due to technical impossibilities associated with low sensitivity of antennas.
In order to overcome these difficulties and provide mobile phones with a standard LTE service, Starlink satellites are equipped with new innovative special silicon, phased antenna lattices and advanced software algorithms, the company said.
According to this information, the service exchange service will begin work this year, and services such as voice calls, data transfer will be launched in 2025.
Starlink announced that mobile cellular access will be activated for T-Mobile USA, Rogers Canada, One NZ New Zealand, Kddi Japan, Optus Australia, Salt Switzerland, Entel Chile and Entel Peru.
Starlink, developed by Ilona, SPACEX Mask, is a network system consisting of thousands of small satellites running into orbit to ensure high -speed Internet access in every corner of the world. The project aims to improve access to the Internet, especially in rural and remote areas.
2.5 billion people in the world do not have access to the Internet
According to the report of We Are Social in 2024, the population of the Earth reached 8 billion people, of which 2.5 billion have no access to the Internet. Asian and African countries stand out as regions with the least access to the Internet.
According to the list of countries with the least access to the Internet, India is in the first place with 684 million people and 48 percent of the population, China with 336 million people and 24 percent of the population does not have second place access. Pakistan, where 132 million people do not have access to the Internet, took 3rd place, and Nigeria, where 123 million people have access problems, 4th place.
In Ethiopia, which takes 5th place in the list, 103 million people do not have access to the Internet, but this figure shows that 81 percent of the country’s population is experiencing problems with the Internet. Thus, Ethiopia in a proportional ratio occupies the first place in the list.