Bullit: UK outdoor phone company which seems to design this device
MediaTek: Taiwan smartphone chip manufacturer
Skylo: reseller of satellite services from Inmarsat for IoT (internet of things) applications
Inmarsat: the GEO satellite operator
Focus Point: the critical event responder
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Skylo:?
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compared to:
Garmin (brand/designer of devices)
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Iridium: the LEO satellite operator
GEOS:?the critical event responder (now also bought by Garmin)
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Apple has now started the race with satellite communication built into smartphones. The most interesting development for us is the announcement of Qualcomm (San Diego) to implement Iridium access into their next generation of smartphone chips which will be found in high end Android phones, like Samsung. I expect to see a Samsung phone with inReach capabilities before the end of this year.
While the smartphone may not be ideal for tracking (it radiates out of the back side, which then should point to the sky).
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Henning
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Gesendet:?Samstag, 25. Februar 2023 um 20:26 Uhr Von:?"Carl Joplin" <c.joplin@...> An:[email protected] Betreff:?Re: [JMT-groups.io] Motorola Defy Satellite Link
Based on the link at the bottom of this page to Globalstar, it appears an SOS on the new device will connect to the same service as Spot devices.