How satellites are becoming the new cellphone towers

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Melisa López, a wireless communications researcher at Aalborg University, is part of a research group that built an experimental application to help an Internet-connected livestock truck switch to an onboard Starlink ground station when the truck loses the cellular network signal. Ms López states that achieving a seamless integration of terrestrial and nonterrestrial networks is the ultimate goal. She is involved in research into the convergence of satellites and cellular base stations, a field that has seen significant advancements due to cheaper satellite fabrication and launch costs. (Summary provided by Infomedia) Sources:IEEE Spectrum Online, 29-01-2024Ein News, 30-01-2024