OQ Technology has achieved a major technological milestone using its LEO satellite constellation to successfully deliver Europe’s first direct-to-mobile (D2M) emergency broadcast message from space — transmitted directly to standard […]
Satellite Direct-To-Mobile
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz […]
OQ Technology debuts 5NETSAT via a €2.5 million EIC grant
Backed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), OQ Technology‘s 5NETSAT mission will deliver secure 5G satellite messaging and emergency alerts to unmodified smartphones, advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty and space innovation […]
Lynk + bmobile Solomon Islands Limited initiate Sat2Phone Service
Lynk Global, Inc. (Lynk) and bmobile Solomon Islands Limited (bmobile) have started initial satellite direct-to-mobile phone services to subscribers using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space” — Bmobile becomes the latest MNO in the […]