BROWSING: direct to device
Sat-to-cell company Lynk changes up leadership
Executive changes come as the company works to go public via combination with a SPAC
Direct-to-satellite company Lynk has made several major executive changes, bumping up its current COO, former Sprint executive Dan Dooley, to the role of CEO and adding a new president of...
3, 2, 1, blast off: AST SpaceMobile confirms September satellite launch date
Satellite direct-to-cellular company AST SpaceMobile has confirmed a target launch date of September 12 for its first five BlueBird satellites, destined for low Earth orbit, which will provide the basis for initial commercial non-terrestrial network (NTN) services for carriers including AT&T and Verizon.
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Get ready to ‘text anywhere’ — Verizon to launch satellite-based messaging with Skylo
Starting this fall, some Verizon customers will be able to use emergency messaging and location sharing
Verizon has partnered with California-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications provider Skylo to enable direct-to-device messaging service for the carrier’s customers using “certain” smartphones. Starting this fall, some Verizon customers...
Skylo supports NTN emergency connectivity on Google Pixel 9
Pixel 9 devices are the first with Google's Satellite SOS, supported by Skylo
Satellite direct-to-cellular provider Skylo announced that its Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity is integrated into the new Google Pixel 9 smartphone series, to support emergency communications when a terrestrial cellular network is not...