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This makes it possible to use a satellite connection instead of terrestrial GSM networks, which guarantees coverage even in remote wilderness regions completely independent of local infrastructure.

“I know E.T. wanted to go home, but I hope that if the movie took place in 2024 that my favorite extra terrestrial would come to my party instead.”

In letters written to the telecoms regulator earlier in October, seen by the BBC, Reliance repeatedly urged the creation of a "level playing field between satellite-based and terrestrial access services".

Mars is more inhospitable to human occupation than the most punishing terrestrial environments, such as Antarctica and the remote desert.

The island has startling natural beauty, from lush vegetation to pristine white beaches, and is also home to the world’s biggest terrestrial arthropod - the coconut crab.