![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Achieving this milestone from an unmodified, standard cell phone on the ground connecting through our low Earth orbit satellite is another groundbreaking moment in telecommunications history and an important step toward AST SpaceMobile’s goal of bringing broadband services to parts of the world where cellular coverage is either unreliable or simply does not exist today." In addition to supporting basic voice and text that we expect from phones, it would also enable users to browse the internet, download files, use messaging apps or stream video," said Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile. "AST SpaceMobile’s space-based cellular capabilities are designed to be a critical extension for cellular communications. Evaluation of BlueWalker 3’s capabilities continues, with enablement of 5G cellular broadband as the next major test activity. The 4G LTE download speed testing, which used AT&T spectrum and Nokia RAN technology, reached initial speeds up to 10.3 Mbps, with further testing of voice calls to AT&T employees. Engineers conducted download speed tests in Hawaii during June using multiple everyday, off-the-shelf smartphones. ![]()
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