AT&T and AST SpaceMobile hand off a phone link from towers to satellites

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Source: Interesting EngineeringBy: Neetika WalterDate: 11/02/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Your phone could soon stay connected even when it moves beyond cellular tower coverage, switching seamlessly to satellites instead. AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have demonstrated what they believe is the industry’s first successful handoff between a ground-based cellular network and…
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