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Verizon and AST Spacemobile Trial First Satellite-Zell Videoan call together

The rendering of five Bluebird satellites from the AST -room mobile developed in space. Photo: ast spacemobile

Verizon And Ast spacemobile Successfully carried out a live video call between two mobile devices, one over the terrestrial network of Verizon.

On February 24, Verizon announced that the call with Bluebird 2 satellite was completed by AST Spacemobile. This was Verizon's first video call with the Bluebird 2 satellite.

Verizon has included satellite connections into his network and said that the trial version is a decisive step in the cooperation between Verizon and AST Spacemobile to build a satellite-to-device network that offers text, language and live video ruffs.

The demonstration comes afterwards The latest FCC approval so that the AST-Spacemobile can test its satellite-to-cell service in the United States with Verizon's spectrum. Authorization made it possible to support the first five commercial Bluebird satellites from AST Spacemobile, currently in Low-Earth orbit (Leo) to test connections with smartphones, language, full data, video applications and other mobile functions.

“This breakthrough in the USA marks a new era in the satellite conference of mobile communicity to satellites, the seamless data transmissions – not only texts – enables a terrestrial mobile network not available,” said Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO of Verizon . “Add this level of skills – not only to someone, but also able to call calls, to send video chat or files – be it in the wilderness or in a remote part of a lake community, only the reliability of the customers of the Improve customers. Connectivity and communication experience. “