90% of the earth’s surface has no cellular coverage, but that could be changing soon. AST SpaceMobile says it’s achieved the first-ever earth-to-space phone call using an ordinary, unmodified Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone.
“30 years after Vodafone sent the world’s first text message, we supported AST SpaceMobile in successfully making the first ever direct-to-smartphone test call using satellite communications,” Vodafone Group Chief Executive Margherita Della Valle said in a statement. “This is just the start. As a lead investor in AST SpaceMobile, we will continue to break technological boundaries by connecting many more millions of people across the planet when the service becomes commercially available.
“AT&T’s heritage began with the birth of the telephone 147 years ago and has continued with many other firsts including: trans-continental call, overseas call, call from the moon, and partnering to deliver the only network built with and for America’s first responders ... this important milestone with AST SpaceMobile is a big step and we can’t wait to see what’s next in our space-based journey.
And while Starlink has made some changes to its newer satellites to render them less obtrusive, it’s hard to imagine how bad a satellite 40 times bigger — especially if scaled in a fleet for global availability — would be for ground-based astronomy.
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