terrestrial
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Globalstar also has terrestrial spectrum that could boost connectivity for warehouse automation or drones, Nowak said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
For businesses like Starlink and Amazon that are seeking to break into the telecom market, they are less expensive than building a terrestrial network from scratch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
High-speed direct-to-device data plans are another example of space-based systems muscling in on traditional terrestrial wireless data providers.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
"As non-native species and the largest living terrestrial animals, these imported beasts would have required transportation by ship," the academics said.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Halley was interested in terrestrial magnetism and had an idea that variations in magnetism from place to place around the globe might, if they were first mapped accurately, be used as a means of navigation.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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