Gigantic Satellite Beams Data From Space at 4G Speeds

Texas - base AST SpaceMobile used itsspace - based cellular towerto transmit sign at 4 gigabyte speeds to off - the - shelf smartphones , pit a success for its prototype satellite .

On Wednesday , the companyannouncedthat its engineers conducted a serial publication of tryout of the BlueWalker 3 satellite in June , glow down information at download speed above 10 Mbps from space straight to regular cell phones in Hawaii . The 4 G velocity were attain using AT&T spectrum and Nokia RAN technology , with the society now preparing to prove the satellite at 5 G speeds .

“ achieve this milestone from an unmodified , standard cell phone on the land connecting through our low Earth orbital cavity satellite is another groundbreaking moment in telecommunications account , ” Abel Avellan , chairman and CEO of AST SpaceMobile , said in the company ’s statement .

AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite has a massive antenna array that measures at 693 square feet.

AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite has a massive antenna array that measures at 693 square feet.Photo: AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile wants to create the first space - base cellular broadband connection now approachable by prison cell phones but it ’s not the only one . Lynk Globaldeployed three satellitesdesigned to turn in overhaul from space straight to cell phones on Earth .

It is an come out engineering science and the Federal Communications Commission is currentlydevelopinga fabric through which companies can provide satellite inspection and repair now to cadre phones .

SpaceMobile ’s epitome satellite , BlueWalker 3,launchedaboard SpaceX ’s Falcon 9 rocket in September 2022 from Cape Canaveral , Florida . In April , the BlueWalker 3 satelliteroutedan audio call between two standard smartphones , one in Texas and another in Japan . The company require to build an entire constellation of 100 satellite , named BlueBirds , with plans to go launching them to orbit in later 2024 .

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