Bell Canada says it has reached a key milestone toward launching satellite-to-mobile coverage after it finished building a ground station in Quebec.
Last fall, the telecommunications company announced plans to launch space-based cellular service through a partnership with Texas-based AST SpaceMobile using low-earth orbit satellites.
Bell said testing has begun at the ground station facility, which connects with AST SpaceMobile’s satellite constellation to integrate its space-based cellular broadband network with Bell’s terrestrial network. The site will form part of the Canadian infrastructure supporting direct-to-device satellite service.