However, the D2D space race is heating up, with AST SpaceMobile, T-Mobile US and SpaceX, and Apple in various stages of commercial deployments. Funding Lynk Global set a target to raise $215 million ...

Other D2D LEO-sat operators are SpaceMobile and OmniSpace, which are working in the 1-3 GHz band to provide 5G voice, SMS and data services of up to 30Mbps directly to unmodified cellular equipment.

Iridium Communications IRDM recently teamed up with Syniverse, a top provider of mobile connectivity solutions, to enable the global deployment of its new Iridium NTN Direct service, a cutting ...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment.As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series ...

SPOT has a strong brand in outdoor/adventure, but could be pressured by the proliferation of D2D services. Globalstar believes that ruggedized design and battery life are differentiators, though.

Iridium Communications IRDM has unveiled Project Stardust, marking the evolution of its direct-to-device (D2D) strategy through the development of a 3GPP 5G standards-based Narrowband-Internet of ...

The company says it now expects to start Direct-To-Device (D2D) satellite-phone calls in 2026. Iridium made the comments during its 2024 full year results (total revenue in 2024 of $830.7 million ...

T-Mobile US opened a registration page for a beta test in early 2025 of SpaceX’s direct-to-device (D2D) Starlink service, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conditionally approved in ...

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduces Chiplet PHY Designer, the latest member in its family of high speed digital design and simulation ...