The first satellite phone networks were high-profile flops ... poorly located satellite antenna for a cell tower in space,” said Sara Spangelo, the co-leader of SpaceX’s direct-to-cell ...

AST SpaceMobile made history in April 2023 by completing the first two-way phone call via space ... to satellite connectivity is uniquely innovative. It focuses solely on direct-to-cell service ...

In fact, AST was the very first company in the world to "phone home" from space. Now it's looking to provide 100% coverage of the US through a partnership with AT&T and Verizon before going global.

SpaceX announced today that it has officially completed the first generation of its Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite network, designed to connect standard cellphones in remote areas — even where ...

Using your smartphone with a satellite connection in a cellular dead zone isn't exactly rocket science, but there can be ...

The communications freedom launched by cellphones has one long-standing hitch: access to cell towers ... cellphone and much more expensive satellite phones. That makes the technology highly ...

Abel Avellan is taking on SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Project Kuiper in the battle to provide broadband satellite internet ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX has completed its first Starlink satellite constellation aimed at direct-to-cell phone connectivity ... to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

Though the satellite is stationary, it's very far away at 22,000 miles – about a tenth of the way to the moon. Researchers decided against including external antennas on new cell phone designs ...

Apple, after declining Elon Musk's $5 billion Starlink integration offer in 2022, now indirectly relies on it. Through ...

Vodafone, in partnership with AST SpaceMobile, has completed the first video call over satellite using a normal 4G/5G smartphone. The call came from a remote location in Wales – which had never had ...

Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate “direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.