AT&T, Verizon allow cross-network con...

AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan outlined how his company’s direct-to-device satellite broadband service works in a letter to shareholders and partners, which included allowing customers from rivals AT&T and Verizon to use each other’s networks where needed. Both US operators signed agreements with the fledgling direct-to-device satellite provider to use their 850MHz low-band spectrum to connect customers across the continental US. Avellan explained in his letter the space-to cell connection is designed to work transparently, “meaning you won’t need to …