If you’re hoping for a Starlink-style high-speed data connection, think again. Coverage Above and Beyond will allow for between two and four megabits per cell zone, which is about 15 square miles for current Starlink service. That bandwidth would be divided between all users in that area, so the service will launch with support for SMS, MMS, and select messaging apps. The companies are not ruling out offering general data access in the future, but even having text-based communication in an area where there was zero coverage before could be a boon.
I think that's from the article.
Boon.....Imagine you are out in the midlle of "No I can not hear you now landia" with a hot sun. no water, a dead vehicle. and on a road which gets about one car a week.. It's miles of miles to the nearest help.
Oh yes. You dead....
Oh wait.. SMS "I'm on Road about an hour west of Town and HELP!!! car broke down. An hour later.. Help arrives. Water bottle in hand.
