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Tech: Musk's satellite text service gets off the ground

11:05 am on 5 December 2024

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Technology commentator Juha Saarinen was in the US for the latest SpaceX Falcon 9 launch with Starlink satellites that'll be used for the One NZ space texting service.

The US FCC recently approved the Starlink direct-to-cell service - so as this technology gets the green light, we look at what it'll provide, how effective it'll be and what concerns there are about its sustainability.

Juha Saarinen is technology editor at Interest.co.nz