Even then, the only satellite phones allowed to be used are those running on the Inmarsat network, meaning you're out of luck ...

Communications Service Providers are now able to offer their customers a single Global 269 number which allows toll-free calls from Thuraya's satellite phone network. The same Global 269 number ...

Moreover Satellite phones being brought in baggage / hand baggage would be detained / confiscated, as per the existing procedure till the time the holder of the satellite phone is able to produce ...

Satellite phones being brought in baggage would be detained/confiscated till the time the owner is able to produce a licence issued by the Department of Telecommunications.

offering subscribers the freedom to roam with Thuraya. The company will also offer Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in its mobile satellite phone, the official said. The new feature implements ...

It was launched from a sea platform in the Pacific. The US-built Thuraya satellite was put into orbit at 0751 GMT, said Itar-Tass news agency citing the space control center near Moscow.

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 ...

If you own a recent iPhone or Pixel phone, you’ve got an emergency backup communication option in a crisis: satellite ...

A former Navy SEAL sees a big difference between satellite-enabled smartphones and dedicated satellite communications devices ...

Apple is taking a 20 percent stake in its iPhone satellite connectivity partner Globalstar — a stake worth $400 million — as ...