Vodafone has demonstrated The capabilities of the new satellite network, creating what she calls the “first in the world” satellite video a call, albeit with some warnings. The company used a partner AST SpacemobileSatellites Bluebird specially designed To transmit mobile broadband signals 4G/5G from space. This technology will give users broadband cellular capabilities with any 4G/5G smartphone in remote areas that do not have a traditional mobile coating.
In their demonstration, the general director of Vodafone Group Margherita Della Valle explained that Bluebird satellites can directly connect with a conventional smartphone, and then transmit the signal back to the Vodafone ground network through satellite communication. Then she called the engineer in the remote mountain region of Wales, “nothing” without quality. The quality was a little low resolution and had a significant lag, but otherwise it was decent.
AST Spacemobile Five Bluebird satellites have arrays on board the bonds that are given ready -made smartphones the same voice, data and video, like a broadband tower, up to 120 megabits per second. After work, the satellites will provide “continuous cellular broadband service in the United States and in some markets around the world.” This will allow cell users to communicate even in areas with a limited coating of a broadband tower, such as rural communities or national parks.
SpaceX's STARLINK is Already made Satellite video call using a regular mobile phone, so Vodafone has significantly hedged. In particular, the company said that it made “the world's first space video from the field of lack of coating using a standard mobile phone and commercial companions created to offer a complete mobile broadband experience.”
T-mobile is Working on A similar network of the United States in partnership with a direct service in Starlink cells, but at first it will be limited by text messages. It is also possible that now you can connect to selected satellite telephone networks using specific iPhone And Google Pixel Models that have user modems, but this is limited to low communication data, such as SMS messages and emergency alerts.
The Vodafone network, on the contrary, would allow to get a broadband so -fingered connection when it starts in Europe, probably by the end of 2025. Meanwhile, AT&T, Verizon and AST SpaceBile will begin testing in the United States this spring, but without the start date (or pricing) for service in the States, it was still announced.
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