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SpaceX sends first text messages using satellites
SpaceX has sent its first text messages between two mobile phones using the recently launched Starlink satellites.
Last month, Readwrite confirmed that Elon Musk’s space transport services company had been granted a limited period of 180 days by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct its smartphone tests. The first test appears to have been passed with flying colors, and as the company announced the texts had been sent and received, an image was released showing a series of green bubbles carrying messages and emojis. On the other side of the Atlantic, SpaceX has yet to confirm a UK mobile network to partner with, but if all goes to plan, that should not be a significant obstacle in its bid to enter the British market.
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