AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, Vodafone, and Rakuten announced this week they have successfully completed the first-ever two-way voice call to unmodified smartphones using satellite technology.
Achieving what many once considered impossible, we have reached the most significant milestone to date in our quest to deliver global cellular broadband from space.
Apart from the fact that this is a major achievement in itself, it’s also the first step toward providing space-based 2G, 3G, 4G LTE and 5G cellular broadband globally.AT&T’s heritage began with the birth of the telephone 147 years ago and has continued with many other firsts including: trans-continental call, overseas call, call from the moon, and partnering to deliver the only network built with and for America’s first responders.
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