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CLondoner92 (New Account)

The #UK is set to become the first #European country to enable standard #smartphones to make satellite calls. Ofcom’s proposals will allow #mobile networks and #satellite operators to connect customers through space, benefiting people and businesses in remote areas. With 'direct-to-device' technology, satellites can send signals directly to smartphones, enabling calls, texts, and internet access where mobile coverage is unavailable. This technology could improve connectivity in rural areas, remote villages, mountains, and even provide back-up during outages. Ofcom is consulting on this plan, aiming for a roll-out as early as this year, potentially transforming coverage across the UK.
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Illustration depicting how a smartphone communicates with a satellite in space using a mobile frequency. The satellite then relays the signal on a satellite frequency to a gateway, which is a satellite dish. From the gateway, the signal travels through the mobile network to reach the internet or the mobile network of the person being contacted.
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Danie van der Merwe

First direct-to-satellite phone call in South Africa using a LEO satellite and unmodified mobile phones

“MTN South Africa and low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite service company Lynk Global carried out a successful technical trial of one of the first satellite-to-mobile device phone calls in South Africa. The phone call, made in Vryburg, North West, allow ...continues

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Three individuals are gathered around a table, examining a portable device in a grassy outdoor setting, with trees in the background. On the table rests two mobile phones on stands, and one larger rectangular test instrument with an LCD screen.
GadgeteerZA · First direct-to-satellite phone call in South Africa using a LEO satellite and unmodified mobile phones“MTN South Africa and low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite service company Lynk Global carried out a successful technical trial of one of the first
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