Two companies are tackling satellite communication technology, making it more useful and more accessible, and putting it on a smartphone. This is how it works.

Enhancements in 3GPP releases 17, 18 and 19 introduced critical upgrades, including satellite-based timing synchronization, power efficiency optimizations and signal adaptation techniques to ...

Satellite communication on mobile phones is not new. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 have Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite, although Apple has focused on using the feature primarily for emergencies.

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- While it may resemble a giant beach ball, the inflatable ground antenna transmit receive ball (GATR) is actually the Army's latest piece of satellite communications equipment.