Starlink V2 will arrive in 2023 and will be able to transmit the internet directly to mobiles

26 Aug. (Portaltic/EP) –

The second version of the satellite internet service star link It will arrive in 2023 and will be able to transmit directly to the mobile phones of its users, eliminating the “dead zones” all over the world.

The CEO (CEOfor its acronym in English) of SpaceX, Elon Muskadvanced the development and the first details of Starlink V2 at the end of last May in a tour presented on the YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut.

So, without giving many details about its next launch, the businessman acknowledged that they already had the first prototype of a Starlink 2.0 satellite from seven meters long and 1.25 tons in weight.

Now, the businessman has announced that the second iteration of his satellite internet service will arrive in 2023, as he has written on his Twitter profile, where he has revealed what will initially be his name Starlink V2.

This service will be characterized mainly by its ability to transmit network directly to the mobile phones of its users, with the aim of being able to eliminate all “dead zones” and offer internet in any corner of the world.

Starlink V2, launching next year, will transmit direct to mobile phones, eliminating dead zones worldwide

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 26, 2022

To do this, it will join the T-Mobile company within the framework of the Coverage Above & Beyond plan, with which both companies plan to provide almost complete coverage in most of the United States, as announced by the directors of both companies. in an event.

On the other hand, the CEO of SpaceX has clarified on Twitter that the connectivity of Starlink V2 will be between 2 and 4 megabits (Mbits) per zone, connection levels that will foreseeably allow calls and text messages, but they will not be enough. to rival high bandwidth.

So far, Starlink requires installing an antenna kit, which is responsible for transmitting the signal to a Wi-Fi router, also included. Finally, the user’s mobile phone is connected to this modem to use a network with internet access.