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, 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.