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This Week: Cell Sites in Space - Live from Cape Canaveral with Chris Sambar of AT&T
Episode 20916th September 2024 • The Week with Roger • Roger Entner
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Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by AT&T's Chris Sambar, JR Wilson, and John Wojewoda, who are live from Cape Canaveral, to discuss AST's latest launch and what it means for ground-to-satellite communication by mobile users.

00:24 AST's latest launch and satellite communication capabilities

02:54 Emergency and first responder applications

04:25 All phone users should benefit

05:02 Limitations of satellite communication

06:45 Spectrum usage & coverage gap reduction

07:29 Device operation

08:29 Satellite density will determine overall capacity

09:32 Availability timeline 10:15 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Chris Sambar, JR Wilson, John Wojewoda, AT&T, AST, satellites, BlueWalker 3, emergency communication, SOS, first responder, FirstNet, Abel Avellan, spectrum, densification, data

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