Telstra customers will be able to send and receive text messages outside mobile coverage areas after the telco partnered with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX to send the texts via its low-Earth orbit satellites. The new capability was launched on Tuesday and comes ahead of the government mandating better mobile connectivity through satellites from 2027, including calls…

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