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Bullitt unveiled satellite-enabled smartphones on 2023-02-24 that are capable of using Skylo’s networking platform to send and receive texts outside cellular coverage.
Devices with a firmware upgrade to integrate with Skylo’s network can send and receive texts via geostationary satellites with latency between five to 15 seconds.
Skylo intends to use the new funds to grow a team of 53 people, strengthen marketing efforts, and expand its geographical footprint to support more partnerships and refine services for consumer, automotive, agriculture, energy, and transportation markets.
Skylo raised $37,000,000 in a funding round disclosed on 2024-02-13.
Skylo emerged from stealth in 2020 with $116,000,000 in capital.
Skylo is a San Francisco-based company that developed ground infrastructure technology to enable satellite-based messaging from smartphones using geostationary satellites operated by Viasat, Ligado, and Terrestar.
Skylo has developed technology enabling phones to connect with geostationary satellites using radio waves already assigned to space-based operators.
Viasat merged with Inmarsat in 2023 and partnered with Skylo Technologies to offer a direct-to-device service using the Inmarsat L-band satellite constellation.
Skylo’s network is designed to provide global coverage for IoT devices equipped with Quectel’s module.
Several prototypes for various use cases will be developed until mid-2024 to provide insights and best practices on the use of the Skylo–Deutsche Telekom IoT technological capabilities.
The Skylo–Deutsche Telekom IoT integration is designed to provide uninterrupted connectivity for users in urban centers and at sea.
Skylo’s roaming integration is compatible with devices certified to support 3GPP Release-17 standards and using Deutsche Telekom’s Global SIM.
Devices certified for 3GPP Release-17 and using Deutsche Telekom’s Global SIM will deliver a seamless user experience outdoors in open sky conditions when using the Skylo–Deutsche Telekom IoT integration.
Viasat and Skylo Technologies launched the world’s first global direct-to-device (D2D) network.
Skylo holds more than 85 patents and offers 3GPP Release-17-based satellite technology.
Skylo’s Release-17-based satellite technology is combined with Viasat’s geostationary L-band satellite constellation and licensed spectrum holdings through Viasat’s subsidiary Inmarsat and other satellite operator partners to form the new network.
The network combines Skylo’s Release-17-based satellite technology with Viasat’s geostationary L-band satellite constellation and licensed spectrum holdings through Viasat’s subsidiary, Inmarsat.
Initial deployments of the Viasat–Skylo D2D network are planned for early 2024 in North America using the Ligado SkyTerra satellite network.
Viasat and Skylo Technologies launched a global direct-to-device (D2D) network based on 3GPP Release 17 compliance.
Skylo’s Release-17-based satellite technology is combined with Viasat’s geostationary L-band satellite constellation and licensed spectrum holdings through Viasat’s subsidiary Inmarsat and other satellite operator partners to form the new D2D network.