Nokia radio technology will enable AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-cell phone connectivity from space.
AST SpaceMobile
The mission is expected to complete the company's initial research and development programme and facilitate integration testing with mobile network operators...
BlueWalker 3 is a test satellite designed to communicate directly with unmodified cell phones to test AST SpaceMobile’s technology and service model.
Wallace will start his new job on May 10, replacing AST’s former financial lead executive Tom Severson, who announced his planned retirement earlier this year.
The partnership will explore opportunities to extend AST SpaceMobile's planned coverage to Globe Telecom customers.
AST SpaceMobile is working to develop a cellular broadband network in space in which satellites communicate directly with mobile phones.
Texas-headquartered AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly through standard mobile...
First space-based cellular broadband network designed to be compatible with existing mobile phones globally, including GCC and MENA region.
BlueWalker 3 is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in March 2022.
