Rogers hails successful satellite-to-mobile phone call, with N.L. premier on one end

Rogers Communications Inc. says it has passed a key milestone in satellite-to-mobile connectivity as the company pushes to bring the technology to the entire country next year.

A test call on Sunday connected Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey with Mabel Tilley, a first responder with the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association, in a remote area near Heart's Content, N.L.

A news release today describes the call as "historic" and says it was made using Lynk Global’s low Earth orbit satellites and Rogers' wireless spectrum.

The location of the call was symbolic, as the world's first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was received in Heart's Content in 1866.