... as a tech demo, with a single satellite in orbit, and it was actually less than a year ago. They haven't yet launched any more satellites and neither has anyone else. A commercial service will require dozens up to thousands of satellites. SpaceX just multiplied the number of satellites capable of this in orbit by 7.
Why is everyone trying so hard to shit on this? It's going to be awesome when we have truly global commercial cellular coverage that works with unmodified existing phones. SpaceX is almost certainly going to be the first to get there, but I hope many competitors get there soon after.
Why is everyone trying so hard to shit on this? It's going to be awesome when we have truly global commercial cellular coverage that works with unmodified existing phones. SpaceX is almost certainly going to be the first to get there, but I hope many competitors get there soon after.