Entel and Starlink start testing to connect mobile phones to satellite internet - La Tercera

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From the Atacama desert, Elon Musk's internet company, Starlink, together with Chilean mobile operator Entel, started experimental tests to connect mobile phones to satellite internet, in search of being able to study the feasibility of being able to massify this technology.In the company of the Assistant Secretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) the first text message was sent in Latin America via satellite internet, from an area without connect…

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Read the original note in the following link: Entel receives Subtel's permission to perform tests with Starlink's Direct to Cell service Today is a great day for Chile, as recently, tests were carried out on a upcoming satellite service between Entel and Starlink. We talk about Direct to Cell or also known as D2C, and it is the service that will allow you to connect a cell phone to the internet via satellite connectivity.