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The company says it’s the only satellite service in the world to offer mobile broadband directly to regular 4G or 5G phones. And it scheduled when the service will go live, saying ...

In any case, direct satellite communication to unmodified carrier phones is increasingly becoming a contested area and will be a desired service, so Samsung and Verizon will keep the service free on ...

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Vodafone achieved the first-ever video call over satellite using a normal smartphone, showcasing full mobile broadband capabilities. The upcoming service functions on existing 4G or 5G phones ...

Travellers are routinely warned to not bring satellite phones into India without written approval from the Department of Telecommunications. Last month, one U.S. citizen was detained at Dehradun ...

Vodafone has made what it calls “the world’s first” satellite video call using a standard smartphone, in a test of a system it says will provide mobile broadband service to 4G and 5G phones ...

We asked which country would get support for satellite phone connectivity first, but a company spokesperson claimed it was "too early to say." When available, the service will allow users to make and ...

Apple and Google have agreements with Skylo, a satellite service provider, that enable users of their phones to send free SOS messages to emergency services, and, in the case of iPhone users ...

Vodafone claims that its satellite experience "mirrors the experience of existing 4G and 5G mobile networks", although the demo phone call (which you can watch in the video below) certainly showed ...