Credit: Skylo TAMPA, Fla. — Verizon is launching satellite-enabled emergency text and location services this fall for compatible Android smartphones in the United States at no extra cost for ...

Verizon is the next big phone company to launch a satellite messaging service — and it’s coming soon. Starting this fall, the service will let “certain smartphones” access emergency ...

The service is designed to complement Apple’s Emergency SOS feature, but the difference, of course, is that Verizon’s satellite messaging will work on Android phones. To enable this ...

Qualcomm has revealed Snapdragon Satellite , the company's solution for connecting Android phones directly to satellites for truly global coverage. The feature uses the Iridium network ...

However, Verizon’s satellite messaging will reportedly work on Android phones. In the initial stages of deployment, Verizon customers will only be able to message emergency services. In other ...

Another major cell phone company is launching satellite messaging, and it's arriving pretty quickly. In an announcement today, Verizon, the nation's largest wireless provider, says customers "on ...

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ recently announced that it had partnered with Skylo Technologies to enhance connectivity for the former’s customers by introducing a new satellite-based direct-to ...

Notably, Verizon is using the same partner as Google is for satellite connectivity, Skylo. Google also works with Garmin for emergency response for Pixel 9 owners. Presumably, Android phones will ...

Coming next year, Verizon will offer the ability to text anywhere via satellite for customers with select devices. “Verizon has been driving innovation in the use of supplemental satellite ...

Verizon calls its facility in Tempe the 'nerve center' of the cellular system in the Southwest, with texts, phone calls, and ...

Hence, it looks like Verizon has decided to tap Skylo in the interim. Rival AT&T also plans on enlisting AST SpaceMobile to bring satellite connectivity to its phones. However, T-Mobile is ...