Another Australian Telco Signs With Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Another Australian Telco Signs With Elon Musk’s SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 13, 2021. SpaceX via AP
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Australia’s second-largest telco will expand its mobile coverage to 100 percent of the country after signing a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture, Starlink.

The deal, announced on Wednesday, will see Optus use low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver voice calls, data and SMS messages in an Australian first when services launch in the next two years.

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