Space phones: why Apple, AT&T, Verizon are adding space comms

<p>&quot;ET phone home&quot; has never been more relevant. We&#39;re seeing a wave of phone calls to space, or at least space connectivity from relatively ordinary cell phones.</p> <p>- Apple added SOS</p> <p>- T-Mobile is working with Starlink</p> <p>- AT&amp;T is working with AST SpaceMobile</p> <p>Why? And where is this going?</p> <p>To answer, we chat with a senior director from Ciena. It&#39;s a networking giant that supports 85% of the world’s largest telcos, with customers like AT&amp;T, Amazon, Google, Deutsche Telekom, Verizon, and the U.S. DoD.</p> <p>Formerly with Nortel, his name is Brian Lavallée.</p>