Vodafone Ireland used AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites to run voice and data services for emergency communications in Europe. The test showed that frontline responders could connect when ground ...
The trial showed that direct-to-device satellite broadband could help during storms, outages and remote-area coverage gaps.
AST SpaceMobile has been licensed by media regulator Ofcom to start testing its satellite-based ‘direct-to-cellular’ (D2C) service in the UK. The licence is for six months starting on December 20th.