US EditionOokla Examine UK Connections to Starlink-based O2 Satellite Mobile Service
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Ookla Examine UK Connections to Starlink-based O2 Satellite Mobile Service
Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing website and app, has published a new report today that examines the early take-up of the recently launched O2 Satellite service (here) and the geospatial profile of Direct-to-Device (D2D) usage in the UK. Just to recap. On 26th February 2026 the UK became the first country in Western Europe where a normal Smartphone could reach a satellite dire…
Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe’s D2D Race
Ookla data shows the UK's Starlink-powered O2 Satellite making the country Western Europe's first direct-to-device testbed, with rapid reach but shallow early usage. Read the full article Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe’s D2D Race on Ookla®.
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