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69 percent respondents face call drop, connection issues: Survey
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69 percent respondents face call drop, connection issues: Survey

[ad_1] A majority of respondents in a survey claimed that they face call drop or call connection issues on any given day, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Thursday.According to the survey report, 28 per cent respondents said that they get uninterrupted access to 4G or 5G network while 32 per cent shared that they do not have access to 4G or 5G services most of the time despite paying for it. "Sixtynine per cent mobile service subscribers face call connection/call drop problems on any given day," the report said. The survey received over 42000 responses from citizens located in 338 districts of India. However, the number of responses varied from question to question, LocalCircles said.A total of 10927 people responded to questions on the frequency of call connection or call drop ...
Can solar storms wipe out the satellites in Earth orbit? Study reveals Horrifying truth
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Can solar storms wipe out the satellites in Earth orbit? Study reveals Horrifying truth

[ad_1] Study claims that a powerful solar storm is capable of destroying most satellites orbiting around the Earth. Know how it can affect us. In February 2022, an unprecedented tragedy befell the Elon Musk led SpaceX. It was conducting its routine Starlink satellite launch, which was set for the lower orbit of the Earth. These satellites were to help SpaceX spread the coverage of its satellite-based internet service globally. However, tragically, during the launch event, the space company did not consider that a solar storm was set to hit Earth on the same day. What happened next was a terrifying event which saw 40 of the Starlink satellites get destroyed as they desperately sought to reach a safe orbit and instead they plunged to a fiery death back towards Earth. Notably, it was not...