Thread: 100% NZ mobile coverage via SpaceX Starlink

It won't replace need to PLBs but could be useful alternative to inReach. Wondering what it'll cost.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131...coverage-of-nz

One NZ’s mobile service is currently delivered though cellphone towers, but the Starlink agreement will mean customers will be able to use their smartphones to connect via satellite when they are in areas that don’t have cellular coverage.
Spokesperson Nicky Parsons said the satellite service would initially only allow text messages, including multimedia (MMS) texts, but would later be expanded to also support voice calls and mobile broadband.
One NZ has yet to decide how it will price and market the service, but customers should not need new smartphones or any extra equipment to make use of it.
Parsons said One NZ would allow any mobile users, including Spark and 2degrees customers, to roam on its Starlink service and send emergency messages in the event of a disaster similar to the cyclone.
The three mobile network providers already have a mutual arrangement to enable each others’ customers to contact emergency services over their cellular networks in situations where one of those is out of action.
Paris said that as well as improving public safety, 100% mobile coverage could revolutionise business in industries such as agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, tourism, forestry, transport and logistics.