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AST Says BlueWalker Doing SCS 10 Mbps Downloads

AST SpaceMobile has demonstrated repeated supplemental coverage from space download speeds in excess of 10 Mbps in tests of its BlueWalker 3 satellite using unmodified smartphones, it said Wednesday. The testing used AT&T spectrum and Nokia radio access network technology,…

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and reached initial speeds of up to 10.3 Mbps, it said. AST said the next major test activity will be about 5G cellular broadband delivery via satellite.