Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that ...

One needs specialized gear to tap into the satphone network, few of us can justify the expense of satellite phone service, and fewer still care to carry around a brick with a chunky antenna on it ...

One needs specialized gear to tap into the satphone network, few of us can justify the expense of satellite phone service, and fewer still care to carry around a brick with a chunky antenna on it ...

Text messaging via satellite can be a lifeline in such situations, allowing you to reach emergency services or let loved ones ...

A new partnership between the satellite phone firm Iridium and chip giant Qualcomm will bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year. It means that in places where ...

To use the satellite feature, make sure iMessage is turned on before you’re outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. The number of the person you’re trying to message must be in your contacts ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched India's first satellite-to-device connectivity service. The new service ...

Large chunks of the planet are still of out of reach of mobile phone signals - billions are still without access to digital communications. But this could change thanks to shrinking satellite ...

unlike Apple’s Emergency SOS and the similar satellite emergency-messaging feature that Google shipped with its Pixel 9 series of phones, should work on most existing phones. More good news for ...