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Starlink Mobile targets 80,000 US cell sites to bolster emergency, rural communications

Starlink Mobile could become a powerful backup for voice, texting, and basic data when submarine cables fail, but it cannot fully replace the high-capacity fiber networks that carry most global internet traffic. The reported plan to access 80,000 US cell sites would make it a stronger hybrid satellite-terrestrial carrier, not a cable substitute. What's with 80,000 cell sites? Bloomberg reported…

Starlink Mobile targets 80,000 US cell sites to bolster emergency, rural communications

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