6 companies · 1 sourced backers · 39 milestones on record
Satellite internet and direct-to-cell services use satellite networks to connect people and devices beyond the reach of adequate ground-based networks. Companies are working to provide dependable broadband, voice, data and emergency connectivity, including mobile broadband delivered directly to ordinary phones without a specialised satellite handset.
Where the 6 companies stand today, from their profiles and 10-year milestones. Tap a phase to see who is there.
- ▸Making connections dependable beyond ground-based network coverage
- ▸Delivering satellite broadband directly to ordinary mobile phones
- ▸Building large satellite networks to extend broadband coverage
Publicly listed: 6 companies (owned by public shareholders).
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- ›Signal Trends of 39 frontiers covering 378 companies over time.
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- Amazon (Project Kuiper)
To provide broadband through a large network of low-Earth-orbit satellites.
Trials · publicly listed
- AST SpaceMobile
To deliver mobile broadband directly from satellites to ordinary mobile phones.
Some users · publicly listed
- EchoStar
To provide usable connectivity through satellite systems and terrestrial communications assets.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Globalstar
To provide satellite communications that remain useful beyond terrestrial network coverage.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Iridium Communications
To provide dependable voice and data connectivity through low-Earth-orbit satellites.
Everyone · publicly listed
- Viasat
To provide dependable broadband and communications through satellite infrastructure.
Everyone · publicly listed
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