New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.
New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.
'The Guardian' reports that British phone manufacturer Bullitt announced the Defy Satellite link under the Motorola brand on Feb.
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The Defy Satellite link connects to Android and iPhone smartphones via Bluetooth.
It then uses an app to send SOS messages and standard SMS texts.
The device costs $99 and will be available to purchase in Q2 2023.
Bullitt co-founder Dave Floyd issued a statement.
The Motorola Defy Satellite link, combined with the Bullitt Satellite Messenger service, brings accessible and affordable satellite messaging to everybody’s current smartphone, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.
This is the definition of democratizing satellite communications, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.
Bullitt has also announced a new satellite-enabled smartphone, which comes in two versions, Cat S75 and the Motorola Defy 2.
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The phones have 5G connectivity and battery power that lasts two days.
Texts take about 10 seconds to transmit after being sent to and from satellites nearly 22,000 miles from the equator.
Reliable communication beyond the traditional reaches of the cellular network is a major issue for a lot of people, and satellite technology is now at the right level of maturity to address the problem, Tim Shepherd, Bullitt’s senior director of applications and product marketing, to CNBC
