Bullitt, the British mobile phone manufacturer, unveils a two-way Satellite messaging service – Bullitt Satellite Connect – at CES 2023. The service will be commercially available in the first quarter of 2023.

Motorola and Bullitt have confirmed that the next device in the lineup will be the first smartphone to support Bullitt’s Satellite Messaging service.

The companies have a strategic brand partnership to develop rugged mobile phones under the Motorola brand and reinforce this commitment with the launch of this highly advanced connectivity feature in a Motorola smartphone.

Designed for anyone who’s ever been frustrated by a lack of cellular coverage, Bullitt Satellite Connect brings reliability and peace of mind to millions of people who live, work, play or walk on the fringes of coverage.

Bullitt has developed proprietary software and service components to deliver satellite text messaging via an easy-to-use OTT application (Bullitt Satellite Messenger). The service is the culmination of two years of close working relationships with the most advanced technology partners in NTN (non-terrestrial network) communications, including the world’s leading chipset vendor MediaTek, leading response specialists at critical events FocusPoint International and Skylo, Bullitt’s satellite. connectivity partner. Skylo built and operates the network to provide the “always-on” Bullitt Satellite Messaging Service and manages device connections through existing licensed GEO satellite constellations, such as Inmarsat and others.

“Bullitt Satellite Connect solves a real connectivity problem,” says Bullitt co-founder Richard Wharton, “Americans send 6 billion text messages every day, but due to the scale and topography of the country, no carrier covers more than 70% of the land mass of the United States and approximately 60 million Americans lose coverage by up to 25% each day**.

That means hundreds of millions of cases where people who want to communicate through their phones can’t. Coverage black spots increasingly persist around the world. We have a truly international solution. Bullitt Satellite Messenger offers complete assurance that you’ll have a connection wherever you have a clear view of the sky.

The service works by combining Bullitt smartphone hardware and the bespoke OTT app, Bullitt Satellite Messenger, to send messages to any smartphone, anywhere you have a clear view of the sky. The service will first try to connect via Wi-Fi or cellular as usual, and if neither is available, it will connect via satellite. Anyone can receive a message as a simple SMS on their existing phone and can reply to it by downloading the associated Android or iOS app.

The cost of the messages will be deducted from the subscriber’s satellite messaging plan at no cost to the recipient. SOS support is free for the first year and subscription plans start from just $4.99/month, with heavier usage plans also available.

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