Vodafone makes world’s first space video call from an area of no coverage using a standard mobile phone and commercial satellites
Vodafone has successfully made the world’s first space video call using normal 4G/5G smartphones and satellites that will allow multiple users in areas of no mobile coverage to make and receive video calls,
Satellites could end UK phone 'not spots', Vodafone says
Vodafone boss Margherita Della Valle says it could eliminate "not spots" - places without mobile signal - which regulator Ofcom estimates can be found in 9% of the UK. However, experts say regulatory hurdles will need to be cleared and many more satellites launched for the service to take off.
Vodafone taps America's AST SpaceMobile array to make first smartphone satellite call
Britain's Vodafone mobile network successfully tested a direct-to-smartphone satellite phone service as part of an effort to get around the long-standing problem of weak or "no signal" that plagues mo
Vodafone to tackle rural ‘not spots’ with new satellite phone service
Vodafone has pledged to eliminate rural signal “not-spots” with the launch of a new satellite mobile service...
UK astronaut explains how Vodafone 'beat Elon Musk' with first satellite video call
Vodafone's Margherita Della Valle and British astronaut Tim Peake reveal how standard mobile phones just like yours can make video calls in areas of no coverage through the power of satellites.
Vodafone UK Beat Starlink with First Mobile to Mobile Video Call via Satellite
Mobile operator Vodafone UK today claims to have "beaten Elon Musk in the space race" by making the first mobile-to-mobile video call using a normal (unmodifi
Vodafone announces world first satellite-to-smartphone video call
Rowan Chesmer, Vodafone engineer, makes historic first space mobile video call from a remote area of Wales to Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone Group Chief
Vodafone makes world's first satellite video call using standard smartphone
Vodafone said it had made the world's first video call via satellite using a standard smartphone from a remote location, and it plans to roll out the technology for its users across Europe later this year and in 2026.
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Vodafone UK tests AST SpaceMobile calls
Vodafone is prepared to go head-to-head this year against Elon Musk’s Starlink in the ‘battle for space connectivity’. AST ...
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone 5G ranked with one coming out on top
The internet performance of the top mobile broadband providers has been tested and analysed by an independent company with ...
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30 Government Funded 4G Mobile UK Mast Upgrades Now Live
The boss of Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and ...
Vodafone plans rollout of Starlink rival AST to connect remote areas
The technology will provide people in areas with poor mobile signal with 4G or 5G connectivity beamed straight from ...