TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile’s shares soared more than 16% Dec. 9 after the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator announced a 10-year commercial arrangement with Vodafone, one of Europe’s largest telcos with […]

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The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the United States.

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SpaceX has received emergency temporary approval to provide space-based connectivity to T-Mobile customers in Florida who may lose cellular service due to Hurricane Milton.

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Lynk Global has revamped its leadership team as efforts to raise the capital needed to expand its direct-to-smartphone constellation drag on.

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AST SpaceMobile has started producing parts for 17 larger direct-to-smartphone satellites after taking advantage of its soaring stock price to raise more capital for the broadband constellation.

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Ground network specialist ST Engineering iDirect is looking to carve out a place in the emerging market for providing satellite connectivity directly to standard smartphones. 

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Verizon plans to invest $100 million in AST SpaceMobile after joining its cellular rival AT&T to partner with the direct-to-smartphone satellite operator.

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Europe has given Luxembourg’s OQ Technology a contract to study ways to connect unmodified smartphones from its low Earth orbit constellation, which currently provides narrowband connectivity for remote Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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SpaceX launched its first batch of Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to unmodified smartphones Jan. 2 after getting a temporary experimental license to start testing the capability in the United States.

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