Satellite connectivity is heating up in 2025. Carriers, phone-makers and satellite networks are rushing to support texting with the help of satellites. David Lumb is a mobile reporter covering how ...

The Google Pixel 9's satellite texting feature.

In various places, lack of proper network coverage means that millions of people are cut off from communication services that could be critical to them. Satellite phones solve this challenge, ensuring ...

Apple and Google have agreements with Skylo, a satellite service provider, that enable users of their phones to send free SOS messages to emergency services, and, in the case of iPhone users ...

In case of an emergency, the iPhone 14 series could connect to a low-orbit satellite and send an SOS message, even when there is no cell signal on the phone. Android, of course, wouldn’t be left ...

Labor will incentivise major telecoms providers and satellite operators like Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide better mobile phone services around the country by using largely untested technology ...

Israeli national David Bona and his wife arrived as tourists and were on their way to Thekkady from Kumarakom when the satellite phone was used, a senior district police officer added.

Here’s how it works. There's always a lot of choice if you're looking for the best Android phones. Just consider the phones we're highlighting here — you really can't go wrong with any one of ...

The Galaxy S25 series joins our list for the best Samsung phones we've tested and that you should consider buying. Mobile World Congress, the annual conference all about phones and mobile gadgets ...

From the killer-budget phones to the ultra-flagships, there is a phone for everyone. Of course, the market always has a few clear frontrunners, and if you're interested in the phones that were the ...