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Rakuten Mobile unveiled plans to launch satellite-to-mobile service in Japan in 2026 using AST SpaceMobile’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, advancing the operator’s plans to deliver mobile connectivity across all of Japan.

Direct-to-device satellite communications player AST SpaceMobile bagged fresh investment from AT&T, Google and existing backer Vodafone Group as part of a cash-raising drive to fund commercial network rollout.

Lynk Global provided video proof of a test it claimed marked the first two-way voice calls on a satellite-to-phone service using standard phones and its low Earth orbit (LEO) birds, despite competitor AST SpaceMobile making the same claim…

US satellite player AST SpaceMobile reportedly opened an R&D laboratory focusing on space technologies in India, as it identified the country as a potentially strong market for mobile broadband services.

Un representante de AST SpaceMobile, una empresa estadounidense especializada en satélites, ha anunciado que han logrado velocidades de descarga 4G de hasta 10 Mb/s en las pruebas realizadas con el satélite BlueWalker 3 de la compañía.

US satellite player AST SpaceMobile achieved 4G download speeds of 10Mb/s during testing of its BlueWalker 3 satellite as it builds toward the launch of five birds in Q1 2024, a representative revealed.

US operator AT&T took the next steps in a plan to bolster coverage using satellite connectivity, by formalising a plan to lease spectrum to AST SpaceMobile to enable communication with standard mobile phones.