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LEO satellites promise to ramp up rural connectivity, but they could also threaten mobile operators.

Direct-to-cell technology could transform the global telecoms landscape. However, the technology must first prove itself.

SpaceX-owned Starlink is intensifying efforts to offer direct-to-smartphone connectivity.

Competition to deliver satellite mobile broadband connectivity from space is intensifying.

MTN Group has launched multiple satellite trials across Africa with Starlink, AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global.

Vodacom is experimenting with different forms of satellite connectivity but thinks direct to mobile will be most disruptive.

AST SpaceMobile has claimed a first in the race to serve places where wireless networks don’t reach.

Q-KON CEO Dawie de Wet talks about the huge changes happening in the satellite communications space and what they mean for consumers and for industry.

Vodacom parent Vodafone has reached an agreement with AST SpaceMobile to launch the first phase of a space-based commercial mobile communications service in 2023, with Africa to benefit first.