AST SpaceMobile has five satellites in orbit. Each has a large transmission footprint, in contrast to Starlink's swarm of thousands in low-Earth orbit. Artist render / AST
2degrees has signed a suprise deal with AST SpaceMobile and says it will launch satellite broadband for smartphone users next year.
SpaceMobile should allow customers to access the internet on their phone from anywhere in New Zealand where they have line-of-sight to the sky.
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