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One New Zealand to start testing Starlink satellite to mobile service

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 6:54pm
One NZ CEO Jason Paris. Photo / Dean Purcell
One NZ CEO Jason Paris. Photo / Dean Purcell

One New Zealand to start testing Starlink satellite to mobile service

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 6:54pm

One New Zealand has been given the green light to begin testing of their Starlink satellite to mobile service over the next 10 weeks.

It'll allow texting and messaging from many places currently without coverage.

Currently 40 percent of the country has no mobile coverage, and the telecommunications company says satellite to cell plays a vital role in keeping people connected.

One New Zealand chief executive Jason Paris joined Francesca Rudkin.

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