Tag Archives: Satellite

Key Notes Bitget is powering Jambo’s mission to connect the world through space satellite technology. The Jambo team eyes a $5 million token sale to bootstrap the plans. Jambo aims to explore areas pioneered and dominated by Starlink and Helium Network. Bitget, a leading crypto exchange, has recently revealed its partnership with Jambo, an on-chain mobile network, for a new …

Aiming High with Blockchain and Satellites Bitget has set its sights on ambitious goals with this partnership. Jambo, founded in 2022 with a vision to become the “WeChat of Africa,” has already made significant strides. Last year, it introduced a blockchain-based phone through a collaboration with Aptos. Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, highlighted the potential of this partnership in helping …

A striking satellite image from 2023 revealed a rare combination of natural phenomena occurring simultaneously around Bear Island, or Bjørnøya, part of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The image showcases swirling atmospheric patterns alongside a massive algal bloom in the Barents Sea. Bear Island is surrounded by radioactive waters, remnants of a Cold War-era Soviet submarine, raising ecological concerns for the region’s …

Apple has secured a new patent that hints at its ambitions to roll out more robust satellite communications for future iPhones.  The patent, granted on Wednesday, focuses on one of the challenges facing satellite communications: A device like a smartphone can struggle to maintain a connection, given that orbiting satellites stay are in the sky briefly before falling out of …

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has activated satellite messaging for some Galaxy S24 users without notice. The service connects automatically to the satellite network when a device is out of mobile range. It supports text-only messaging for now, while emergency use depends on location. A Galaxy S24 user reported on Reddit that they were let into the carrier’s …

Now the world’s largest commercial standards-based direct-to-device network. Skylo, the pioneer in Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications, announced today that it has unlocked global satellite connectivity potential for more than a billion devices across a broad spectrum of categories and industry verticals. Skylo is now the world’s largest commercial standards-based direct-to-device network. This growth highlights the strong demand from consumers and …

SpaceX has found a new way to prevent Starlink satellites from interfering with astronomy: Bring them closer to Earth.   The satellites can reflect sunlight and accidentally photobomb astronomical observations. But last week, SpaceX told the Federal Communications Commission that its effort to operate over 300 Starlink satellites at lower altitudes could help keep them out of view.  “Analysis shows nearly …

Amazon is looking to provide satellite broadband for the UK market ‘Project Kuiper’ will look to rival SpaceX Satellite internet could provide a large-scale backup plan for subsea infrastructure Amazon is planning to deploy 3,000 satellites as part of ‘Project Kuiper’ – which aims to be a direct rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as both hope to break into the …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority They call it the fastest internet at sea — Royal Caribbean’s Starlink-powered Voom service — and I guess that’s true. After all, I don’t think Google is interested in running Fiber to the middle of the water off the Bahamas. Either way, I was excited to try it on a recent cruise, whether I was …

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to close the year with the Spadex mission, scheduled for launch at 9:58 pm on December 30 from the Sriharikota spaceport. This mission involves two satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target), aimed at demonstrating docking capabilities in orbit. By showcasing the alignment, connection, and power transfer between these satellites, the mission is …