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AST SpaceMobile streams an AT&T commercial from space to a smartphone
The commercial highlights an AT&T satellite-to-cellular service
In the most recent of a series of ongoing tests with AT&T, AST SpaceMobile streamed one of the carrier's commercials from space to a smartphone.
The two companies are conducting tests via AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite, which is...
Rakuten Mobile aims to provide satellite-to-mobile service in Japan
Rakuten Mobile said that this new offering could be launched in 2026
Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile announced plans to start provide satellite-to-mobile service in Japan in 2026 in partnership with AST SpaceMobile.
Rakuten Mobile said that the actual timing of the initiation of any such service...
AST SpaceMobile set for commercial rollout with new investments from AT&T, Google, Vodafone
New investors join Vodafone on backing 'cellular in space' network
Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has garnered two major new financial backers, adding AT&T and Google as strategic investors along with additional funding from existing partner Vodafone to support commercial roll-out of its technology.
The...
AT&T says it’s seen 30% traffic increase in the past three years
AT&T President of Network Chris Sambar says the "network is the killer app" and details 5G SA services
Killer application? We don't need your killer application. Or rather ... the network itself is the killer application, in that it enables multiple services and lets users...
AST SpaceMobile hits space-based LTE speeds of 10+ Mbps using AT&T spectrum
Space-based cellular connectivity company AST SpaceMobile said that it has repeatedly achieved download speeds of more than 10 Mbps over LTE as it tests its LEO BlueWalker 3 satellite with unmodified, commercial smartphones on the ground.
AST SpaceMobile used leased AT&T spectrum and Nokia...
Rakuten gets approval for AST SpaceMobile testing in Japan
Direct-to-satellite service tests are planned for the remote mountains on Japan’s northernmost island
Rakuten Mobile announced this week that it has obtained preliminary licenses from Japanese regulators to begin testing direct-to-mobile satellite communication. The company said it is working with satellite maker AST SpaceMobile and its recently...
AST SpaceMobile direct-to-cell satellite gets August launch date
AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 will test satellite broadband to regular cell phones when it launches on a SpaceX rocket this August.
FCC clears AST SpaceMobile for satellite cellular test
The FCC has cleared AST SpaceMobile to test its satellite-based service, which it says will work with regular cell phones.