Rogers Communications Inc. is partnering with SpaceX and Lynk Global to deliver satellite-to-phone connectivity across Canada and bolster coverage in remote regions.
Communications Inc. is partnering with SpaceX and Lynk Global to deliver satellite-to-phone connectivity across Canada and bolster coverage in remote regions.
In December, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted that “Starlink works in even the most remote regions of Antarctica.” SpaceX had promised to dim the brightness of the low-earth satellites to avoid light pollution after some Canadians raised concerns during the CRTC approval process.to bring SpaceX's Direct to Cell service to Canadians,” said Sara Spangelo, co-lead for Direct to Cell at the company, in a statement.
Since then, the three largest carriers reached a formal agreement to “ensure and guarantee” emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a major outage after Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne directed the companies to create a backup plan. “Improving cellular service availability is vital to enhancing public safety for people living in and travelling through remote and rural parts of B.C. and across Canada where there is no network access,” said B.C. Citizens' Services Minister Lisa Beare in a press release.
“Through these investments, we will connect more rural, remote and Indigenous communities and we will connect more low-income Canadians,” Staffieri said.
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