telecompetitor, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Iridium Project Stardust Satellite-To-Cellphone Offering Will Support 5G Messaging
Satellite operator Iridium is the latest company to announce plans for a satellite-to-cellphone service. Importantly, the service - to be known as Project Stardust - won't provide voice or high-speed connectivity, but instead will support 5G messaging and emergency (SOS) communications using a version of the narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) standard that it specifically for non-terrestrial networks (NTNs).
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