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.
An upcoming AT&T satellite service promises to bring satellite comms to the iPhone 12 and 13 for the first time. Unlike Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite service, it will support phone calls ...
Not to be outdone by Starlink and T-Mobile, AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have finalized a deal to eventually bring a space-based connectivity option to AT&T, too. AT&T said the definitive commercial ...
AT&T put a ring on its work with AST SpaceMobile, announcing official plans to provide a satellite-based broadband network connection to AT&T smartphones. The “definitive commercial agreement ...
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AT&T appears to be closer to letting every iPhone since the iPhone 12 make voice calls and texts via satellite, using 5G. AT&T has been working on bringing satellite broadband and specifically ...
Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state say they hope to start launches next year PORTLAND, Maine ...
North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4, after putting its first spy satellite into orbit at the third attempt last November. The Japanese ...
North Korea has announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite in the coming days SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea announced plans to launch a rocket ...