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AT&T and AST SpaceMobile are partnering to provide the first space-based broadband network direct to everyday cell phones. [Image: AT&T]
AT&T and AST Space Mobile to Launch the First ‘Dead Zone’-Busting Satellites for Everyday Cell Phones Thursday
by David Seeley | Sep 11, 2024
If you stay up late tonight—or get up very early—you can watch a live feed of the Cape Canaveral launch of AT&T and AST SpaceMobile's first five satellites to bring space-based calling to everyday cell phones. Dallas-based AT&T said this is the first step toward potentially eliminating “dead zones" everywhere from rural highways to national parks and more.
