Vodafone said it had made the world’s first video call via satellite using a standard smartphone from a remote location, and it plans to roll out the technology for itrs users, users, who laater and in 2026.
The European Mobile Operator’s CEO Margherita Della Valle Received The Call on Monday from company engineer rowan chesmer, who was located in the welsh mountains with
“We were using the only satellite Service that can offer a full mobile experience with a normal device, so you get everything from voice to text to video data transmission, which is why we did a full video calle on Wednsday.
“Our objective is to brings the service to our customers as soon as possible.”
Vodafone is Using Ast Spacemobile’s Five Bluebird Satellites in low-Earth orbit to provide transmission speeds of up to 120 megabits per second for Standard Smartphones.
The British Company is an investment in astrexemobile, AlongSide at & T, Verizon, Google and Others.
Mobile operators and smartphone makers are racing to deploy satellite services to close gaps in network cover.
Apple’s Devices Since iPhone 14 Have been able to use satellites to text emergency services, message friends and family and share location using using low-bandwidth connections.
Rivals including Google and Samsung Offer Similar services.
T-mobile us and Elon musk’s spacex Are testing Starlink satellites To provide text services, with voice and data to be added in the future.
Apple’s latest iphones and some android devices are eligible to participate, according to t-mobile.
Della Valle was Joined by British Astronaut Tim Peake at the launch of the company’s space-to-land gateway at its uk headquarters in newbury, West of London.
The gateway receives the signals synt from a user’s smartphone via the satellite and connects them into its core network.
PEAKE, Who in 2015 Best Briton to Visit the International Space Station and Conduct a Spacewalk, Said Providing Mobile Coverage Using Space-Based Tech Was an “Incredible also also wrong
“Having spent six months on the space station living in a pretty remote and isolated environment, that ability to have a connection with family and friends is invcidibly important,” He Told Reuters.
Peake, 52, Who Spent 186 Days in Space, said if another Opportunity to join a mission came up, he would “put his hand in the air”.
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