Vodafone does the first video call over satellite that uses a regular cellphone

30 January 2025
Vodafone's partner, AST SpaceMobile, claims to be the first and only mobile broadband provider in space whose satellites work with regular 4G and 5G phones.

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      They need to enable RCS messaging services here on earth forget space

        IMX363, 10 hours agoBaby steps. What this shows is the direction. Space, is the... moreIndeed, baby steps are the beginning. Later on development of this kind of -emergency- communication might as well leap forward in a matter of years.

          Anonymous, 14 hours agoCool demo, but I doubt that the system will have enough ban... moreWhat does the number of satellites have to do with bandwidth?
          One satellite is covering whole Uk they said.

            Anonymous, 14 hours agoCool demo, but I doubt that the system will have enough ban... moreBaby steps. What this shows is the direction. Space, is the next communications frontier.

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              • 11 hours ago

              Sam N8 808 owner, 12 hours agoWon't this require huge amounts of power to operate? C... moreI'm not quite an expert on this, but my understanding is that the satellites are far louder than a terrestrial cell tower would be, and are more sensitive to receiving communications as well. How well that works in practice, I have no idea. But everything should be within normal power limits on the terrestrial cell phone.

                Won't this require huge amounts of power to operate? Clear space above us will help, but how much? Even 2G's 800Mhz range was way lower than what the satellites manage.

                Anyhow, they're claiming somewhat believable speeds, but I'm still not sure how this is happening. It goes against everything I studied in telecommunications.
                Maybe they're just using the 4G/5G radio in their own unique way, but... how?

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                  • 13 hours ago

                  I wonder if within 40 years from now,can we actually slap the other person through display?

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                    • 14 hours ago

                    Cool demo, but I doubt that the system will have enough bandwidth for video calls once it goes live. Starlink has thousands of times more satellites and bandwidth, and even they won't promise this, suggesting 1-2Mbps per satellite end user.

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