Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile Achieve Satellite Call Milestone in Japan

In April, KDDI and Rakuten Mobile announced their "smartphone-to-satellite direct communication service." NTT Docomo and Softbank are set to follow suit. We will take a closer look at the convenient features and issues of the service.

Samsung played a role in historic Rakuten x AST SpaceMobile satellite video call!

It's a historic week for Rakuten Mobile and, in a way, for Samsung's mobile division. On April 22, Rakuten, Japan's newest mobile network, made the country's first-ever broadband video call through a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connection. Incidentally, the satellite video call appears to have been made using unmodified Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Although this is not a world-first satellite video call, it is a huge milestone for the Japane…

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile hold first-ever video call in Japan using Low Earth Orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones | IoT Now News & Reports

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s newest and most modern mobile network, and AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has The post Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile hold first-ever video call in Japan using Low Earth Orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones appeared first on IoT Now News - How to run an IoT enabled business.

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile hold first-ever video call in Japan using Low Earth Orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones

By Marion Webber Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s newest and most modern mobile network, and AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has The post Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile hold first-ever video call in Japan using Low Earth Orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones appeared first on IoT Now News – How to run an IoT enabled business. Read more …

Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile Achieve Satellite Call Milestone in Japan

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile have held the first-ever video call in Japan using a low Earth orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones. Takeaway Points The call was held in April 2025. Rakuten Mobile, Inc., is a Rakuten Group company responsible for mobile communications, centered on its mobile network operator (MNO) business. Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile […] The post Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile Achieve Satellite Call Milestone in Japan app…

Rakuten makes historic satellite video call

AST SpaceMobile (AST) activated one of its first BlueBird satellites over Japan in order to make a video call with staff from cellular telco Rakuten, its partner operator in Japan. Abel Avellan, CEO at AST, commented: “Another historic first! We completed our initial activation of our first BlueBird satellites in Japan with Rakuten Mobile to […]