Abstract: Direct satellite-to-smartphone service is an emerging wireless market segment that synergizes satellite and terrestrial communications services. It can expand the reach for terrestrial ...

After spending the past few months sealing a number of connectivity deals with leading global airlines, satellite connectivity leader Starlink has returned to Earth in a strategic partnership with ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the performance of hybrid satellite-terrestrial relaying (HSTR) networks with user selection schemes. Specifically, we investigate the outage probability ...

Orange has announced the launch of the Message Satellite service, designed to allow customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as their geolocation via satellite when ...