On Tuesday, Canadian carrier Rogers began offering the satellite-to-phone service as a free beta to all Canadian users – similar to what T-Mobile has done after kicking off its own beta earlier this year to US consumers. Rogers is branding its implementation as “Rogers Satellite,” offering coverage across the southern half of Canada – likely because SpaceX needs more satellites in orbit to support service in the far north. “Only 18 per cent of the country is covered by traditional wireless networks. With this new technology, Rogers now covers over 5.4 million square kilometres within Canada, over 2.5 times more than any other wireless carrier,” the company added. Roger is inviting all Canadian users, including those on rival carriers, to sign up for the free beta, which lasts through October. The satellite service can work for subscribers on competing carriers by using a secondary eSIM. #spacex #starlink #rogers #canada #technews