Since 2019, Elon Musk and SpaceX have led the charge to build broadband satellite internet services. As of May 2023, the Starlink constellation consisted of more than 4,000 satellites operating in low Earth orbit (LEO) and approximately 1.5 million subscribers worldwide. Several competitors began launching constellations years before Starlink began, and several companies have since … Read more
Industry’s first pan-European network wins EchoStar a 2023 IoT Business Impact Award from IoT Evolution DUBLIN, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) today announced that seven leading European Internet of Things (IoT) service providers have signed multi-year commercial agreements to develop and sell IoT solutions using EchoStar Mobile’s pan-European LoRa satellite service– … Read more
With the iPhone 14 last fall, Apple introduced its new Satellite Emergency SOS feature that allows users to contact emergency services and send short text messages without a cellular connection. Apple is working with Globalstar on its satellite technology, and in a new FCC filing, Globalstar hints at an expansion of the iPhone’s satellite capabilities. … Read more