Telefónica, Orange among first telcos to tie with Satellite Connect Europe

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MWC26: Telco duo sign agreements to trial D2D services and explore use-cases with AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone’s satellite joint venture, as the space connectivity player moves towards launching commercial services later this year…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: AST SpaceMobile; CK Hutchison; Comtech Telecommunications; Deutsche Telekom; European Space Agency (ESA); Gilat Satellite Networks; GSMA; Hispasat; Liberty Global; Orange; Satellite Connect Europe; Sateliot; ST Engineering iDirect; stc; Telefónica; Viasat; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone Group; Vodafone Romania.
  • Geographies: Austria; Belgium; Colombia; Denmark; Europe; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Latin America; Luxembourg; Middle East; Moldova; Poland; Romania; Saudi Arabia; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom (UK).
  • People: Margherita Della Valle; Andrea Folgueiras.
  • Themes: 4G; 5G; 6G; Artificial intelligence (AI); Broadband; Commercial launch; Connectivity; Direct-to-device (D2D); Ground stations; Hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks; Low-Earth orbit (LEO); Mobile broadband; Mobile data; Mobile services; Network resilience; Roaming; Satellite; Satellite connectivity; Satellite network; Space connectivity; Terrestrial networks; Trials.

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