Following in the footsteps of Apple and Rogers, Bell Mobility has announced plans to launch a satellite-to-cell network for its customers next year.

Bell hopes to launch a trial of the service and then roll out the paid service shortly after. Unlike Rogers , which uses Starlink Satellites, or Apple , which uses Globestar, Bell is offering its service from the Texas-based AST SpaceMobile Inc. All three are using low-earth orbit satellites.

However, while Bell has announced this partnership and successfully tested the service, it is still waiting on SpaceMobile to launch more satellites to complete its constellation over Canada. Bell already owns the spectrum needed to go live with this service, but it needs regulatory approval to shift it from standard cell to satellite compatibility.

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