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Cellular Starlink expands to support IoT devices
A mobile carrier in New Zealand is tapping cellular Starlink to monitor beehives in remote areas.
In December, New Zealand mobile carrier One NZ was the first to start offering cellular Starlink service to consumers, about a month before T-Mobile kicked off its own beta in the US. On Tuesday, SpaceX and One NZ notified the US Federal Communications Commission about their plan to use more radio spectrum to increase capacity for satellite connectivity. Use cases include partnering with the local IT vendor, APIS Solutions, to create the “world’s first Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell (DTC) IoT network” with the system meant for beehive keepers.
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