Following the launch of its next-generation satellite, Hughes Network Systems is now starting to offer faster internet speeds to compete with its main industry rival SpaceX. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View The Maryland-based company has launched new high-speed satellite internet plans for its customers in the Americas, with download …
For a harrowing hour or two after Amazon.com Inc. launched its first satellites, it appeared the company might have lost one of them. The two prototypes had entered orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:24 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 6. An Amazon antenna on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius made contact with both, but …
Ursa Major founder and CEO Joe Laurienti with a liquid-fueled rocket engine. Ursa Major When the Pentagon asked Ursa Major in 2021 if it would be interested in developing solid-fuel rocket motors for missiles, founder and CEO Joe Laurienti didn’t feel in any rush. The Colorado-based startup believed it had plenty of opportunity producing liquid-fuel …
Back in January, Qualcomm announced , a project that aimed to let Android users send texts via satellite when they don’t have cell service. It would have been the company’s answer to Apple’s emergency SOS feature that . However, the initiative hasn’t worked out as Qualcomm hoped. Qualcomm is ending its Snapdragon Satellite partnership with …
The launch of Starlink’s much-anticipated satellite cellular service, Direct-to-Cell, will reportedly begin rolling out for SMS in 2024, according to a newly published promotional site by the company. Eventually the system will “enable ubiquitous access to texting, calling, and browsing wherever you may be on land, lakes, or coastal waters,” and connect to IoT devices …