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Satellite-to-phone race heats up with voice calls and cross-Canada access
Satellite-to-phone race heats up with voice calls and cross-Canada access
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Satellite-to-phone race heats up with voice calls and cross-Canada access

Devin Coldewey 43 Views, , 4 min read

The prospect of contacting a satellite to send a text or contact emergency services may soon be an effortless reality as startups move from proof of concept to actual product. Canadians on the Rogers network, which just inked a deal with Lynk, will get direct satellite-phone connections across the country; and not to be outdone, […]

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Spy agency pumps billions into orbital imagery companies BlackSky, Maxar and Planet
Spy agency pumps billions into orbital imagery companies BlackSky, Maxar and Planet
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Lynk may beat Starlink and Apple to the punch as FCC approves its space-based texting

Devin Coldewey 190 Views, , , , , 4 min read

SpaceX and T-Mobile may have hogged the headlines with their flashy pre-announcement about Starlink connectivity last month, and Apple last week, but Lynk has been putting in the work and may very well steal their lunch with a satellite-to-phone connection that already works — with any device out there. In fact, they just got FCC […]

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