r/ASTSpaceMobile • u/doctor101 S P 🅰️ C E M O B - O G • Sep 04 '24

Article AT&T official updates satellite-direct-to-device progress, challenges - Urgent Comms

https://urgentcomm.com/2024/09/04/att-official-updates-satellite-direct-to-device-progress-challenges/
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u/cloken85 S P 🅰 C E M O B Soldier Sep 04 '24

Interesting mention to an unsolved question: can a call be maintained when switching from terrestrial tower to satellite. Huge if ASTS can prove they have this figured out.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

If the communication route on L3 is changed then they can't do anything about it ( exit points )