O2 has become the first mobile network in the UK to switch on user access to satellites, meaning that people living in rural areas with no signal may now be able to connect to mobile data. The new connection should bring coverage to an area around two-thirds of the size of Wales, according to O2. When traditional services like 4G aren't available, customers on the network will now automatically connect to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. Starlink is a network of satellites in low-earth orbit