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Vodafone completes first AST SpaceMobile D2D call in Ireland

2026-03-26T18:22:00

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Irish OpCo makes first video call using only direct-to-device connectivity from SpaceMobile, marking latest milestone in Vodafone’s relationship with the satco, and the pair’s journey to launch commercial D2D services by the end of 2026…

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  • Organisations: Amazon Leo; AST SpaceMobile; CK Hutchison; Intelsat; Iridium Communications; Lynk Global; Orange; Satellite Connect Europe; Skylo; Sunrise; Telefónica; Teleport Uydu Haberlşme; TPG Telecom; Vodafone Group; Vodafone IoT; Vodafone Ireland; Vodafone Romania.
  • Geographies: Africa; Austria; Australia; Belgium; Denmark; Europe; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Moldova; Poland; Romania; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK).
  • People: Sabrina Casalta; Margherita Della Valle; Robert Ivers; Micheál Martin.
  • Themes: 4G; 5G; Broadband; Commercialisation; Connectivity; Direct-to-device (D2D); Emergency services; Enterprise (B2B); Fixed-wireless access (FWA); Ground stations; Internet of Things (IoT); Investment; Low-Earth orbit satellites (LEO); Medium-Earth orbit satellites (MEO); Mobile backhaul; Mobile broadband; Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT); Network coverage; Non-terrestrial networks (NTN); Resilience; Satellite; Smartphone; Space connectivity.

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