Vodafone SAT Satellite-to-Phone Service Launches in Spain
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidenceEstimated: Light Reading[1] (25 Jun 2026) says services start 'from 2027' depending on 'when the regulatory framework is established', with 2026 for beta trials; no day is given so 31 December 2027 is used.
Vodafone Spain plans to launch Vodafone SAT, a direct-to-device service for ordinary phones covering voice, messaging and data via the Satellite Connect Europe joint venture with AST SpaceMobile, starting in 2027 once Spain's D2D regulatory framework is in place.
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