Today, AT&T announced that it entered into a deal with AST SpaceMobile to launch a satellite-to-smartphone service soon. AT&T has been working closely with the satellite network company since 2018.
The FCC has gotten things rolling on a framework (PDF) for companies interested in building these types of services, with the idea of what Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called a single network ...
AST SpaceMobile has ramped up demonstrations of voice calls, texts, and video calls via satellite over the last year, using 4G LTE and 5G connections with download bandwidth reaching 14Mbps.
AST SpaceMobile is a leader in developing satellites able to communicate directly with stock cellular phones - promising to ...
SEOUL--North Korea has told Japan it plans to launch a satellite by early next week, an apparent effort to put its second military spy satellite into orbit. The launch notification came as leaders ...
That “next SpaceX,” of course, would be competing with the actual SpaceX, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk and has a ...
SpaceX reveals the target date in an FCC filing that also urges the commission to loosen restrictions on radio frequency emissions to improve the system's coverage.
Japan’s LignoSat will test wood’s resilience in space and could lead to a new era of more sustainable, less polluting ...
Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of ...
Previously limited to emergency SOS use, Apple's feature now enables anyone lacking a wireless signal to stay connected. But ...
One of those surprises is that Apple is expanding its satellite services beyond emergencies and roadside assistance. With iOS ...