AST SpaceMobile recently completed a two-way voice call.

4G Data Transmitted from Space to Regular Phone in Successful Satellite Test

Adarsh V.KJune 22, 234g, Network, Satellite, Space

AST SpaceMobile, in collaboration with AT&T, achieved a significant breakthrough earlier this year by connecting a standard Samsung Galaxy S22 to a low-Earth orbit satellite for a two-way voice call. This achievement was a significant milestone in satellite-based cellular communication. The company has now announced that it is one step closer to making this technology available to the general public. On Wednesday, AST shared that it recently conducted several tests in Hawaii, where its engineers saw download speeds of 10 Mbps from the company’s BlueWalker 3 satellite to unmodified phones…

Nokia is going to use SpaceX rocket to send the lander for the mission.

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Nokia is ready to launch 4G internet connection to the moon: all the details

Febin MathewMarch 29, 234g, internet, Nokia

Nokia wants to bring 4G internet to the moon later this year, and the company has already laid the groundwork for this to happen. Nokia is said to be using SpaceX rockets as a carrier rocket for networking equipment in the coming months, Luis Maestro Ruiz De Temino said in a CNBC report. Temino had shared details of the launch project with the media at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona earlier this month. He claims the network is powered by a base station with an antenna stored on the…

FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company's many buildings in San Diego, California, United States September 17, 2020. REUTERS / Mike Blake / File Photo (REUTERS)

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Qualcomm receives US clearance to sell 4G chips to Huawei as an exception to ban

Febin MathewNovember 14, 204g, Huawei, Qualcomm

Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the US government to sell 4G cell phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption from US trade restrictions imposed amid mounting tensions with China. “We have been licensed for a number of products, including some 4G products,” a Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters. Qualcomm and all other U.S. semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to the Chinese tech firm in September after U.S. trade restrictions took effect. The spokesperson declined to comment on specific 4G products Qualcomm may sell…