Skylo sets sights on Asia and certifies Samsung Exynos 2500 as Analysys Mason hails turning point for Satellite D2D
Skylo’s leadership role and time to market advantage recognized amid worldwide regulatory uncertainty of competing approaches
D2D "will drive everything that's happening," said Tarun Gupta, Skylo CPO and co-founder.
There's a clear reason why satellites are such a hot topic right now: It's the new phone-to-satellite messaging services that are hitting the market from the likes of Apple, Huawei and Bullitt. Such services – dubbed "direct to device" (D2D) services by those in the satellite industry – promise to allow regular smartphones to connect to satellites hundreds of miles up in the sky.
That represents a major new development considering satellite connections were previously reserved exclusively for dedicated satellite phones, often bulky and expensive ones.
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