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tachophile t1_jeg7ic0 wrote

Reply to comment by KarmaWSYD in Nokia to set up first 4G network on moon with NASA by Free_Swimming

AFAIK not with the laser interconnect.

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KarmaWSYD t1_jegmad3 wrote

That's at leastsomething. Still, you'd need user terminals which, to my knowledge, haven't gotten particularly small or light, at least compared to a 4G chip. Probably using quite a bit more energy, too.

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tachophile t1_jegou4a wrote

Starlink v2 can and have started launching. They're planning to test it later this year with T-Mobile to create global data access via their existing phones.

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