Tag: satellite
UK paves way for satellite calls on standard smartphones
Vodafone carried out what it claims is the UK’s first satellite-enabled smartphone video call earlier this year. The call was made from a mountain in Ceredigion, west Wales The UK is poised to become the first European nation to enable satellite calls on everyday smartphones, under new proposals unveiled by telecoms…
CES 2025: HMD OffGrid brings satellite messaging to smartphones
Satellite messaging is becoming an important feature in smartphones, yet many devices lack built-in support for this capability. HMD Global aims to bridge this gap with the HMD OffGrid, a new compact and rugged device that connects Android and iOS users to satellites, providing connectivity in remote areas where cellular networks are unavailable. Using the…
Sky announces Sky Glass smart TV range – satellite channels without dish
At a glitzy event in London, attended by Tech Digest, Sky announced the launch of Sky Glass - an Ultra HD smart TV that can connect to a wide range of streaming services, including all the Sky channels, of course. Billed as a carbon-neutral TV, which uses up to 50% less energy than a conventional…
Tech Digest daily round up: Space debris satellite launched
A UK-led mission to show how space debris can be removed has blasted into space. Two spacecraft – a servicer satellite to collect the debris and a client satellite to act as the debris – launched from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services. The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d)…
OneWeb to resume satellite launches December 2020
Resumption of Arianespace launch services to complete deployment of the OneWeb constellation Next launch planned for December 2020 Now on track to begin commercial service above 50 degrees north latitude within 12 months OneWeb, the London-based communications company, has amended its existing launch contract with Arianespace. Launches for OneWeb are now scheduled to resume in December 2020, putting the company on…
OneWeb bought by UK government and Bharti
Communications company OneWeb has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by HMG (through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy) and Bharti Global Limited (“Bharti”) for the acquisition of the OneWeb business. The bid is designed to capitalise the company sufficiently as a going concern to in order to…
#IFA2015 Toshiba introduces Ultra HD 4K convertible and laptop/tablet Satellite Click 10
Amazingly it's been 30 years since Tosh introduced the world's first mass market laptop. Where does the time go? Things have certainly changed a bit since 1985 with this year's IFA in Berlin seeing the Japanese company introducing the world's first 12.5inch Ultra HD 4K convertible, the Satellite Radius 12. Also new to the line…
British Airways plans in-flight wi-fi
UK national carrier British Airways plans to offer wi-fi high in the sky. BA is joining with UK satellite company Inmarsat to introduce what it claims will be super-fast and reliable broadband aboard all its aircraft while in the air….
We are too reliant on GPS, research warns
Everything from computer synchronisation to ship navigation is being linked to GPS signals, and we may be becoming too reliant on these systems. This is the warning from the Royal Academy of Engineering, which has issued a report warning…
HOW TO: Watch Premier League football without Sky on a foreign satellite
Football fans and pub owners alike were crossing their fingers and holding their breath in anticipation, following the news that Karen Murphy (landlady of the Red White and Blue in Southsea) stood on the verge of a landmark ruling that…
