The iPhone maker and SpaceX are competing in the race to eliminate cellphone dead spots, a rift that is set to intensify.

Apple and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are quietly battling behind the scenes as both companies race to bring satellite-powered ...

For those times, satellite phones are a true game-changer for anyone venturing into remote areas beyond the reach of traditional mobile networks or during emergencies or natural disasters.

Soon, costly infrastructure may not be the only route to mobile access in South Africa’s (SA’s) most disconnected rural areas. A trial mobile call triumph this week successfully used satellite tech to ...

MTN and Lynk Global have conducted the first satellite-to-mobile voice call in Africa using an unmodified phone.

Satellite texting was previously limited to emergency situations and location sharing. Now it's expanding to select Google ...

If you live in a rural area of the UK, you may soon be able to use your phone for satellite calls, messages and other ...

Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today.

The latest Galaxy and Pixel flagships have started getting satellite text messaging, with two relatively small but well-know carriers leading the way ...

MTN South Africa has revealed that it has successfully trialled Africa's first direct-to-satellite voice calls and SMS in ...

Verizon has enabled non-emergency texting for customers with the Pixel 9 series and Galaxy S25 series devices.

MTN South Africa and Lynk Global, an American low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite provider, disclosed on Thursday that they have ...