#BSNL introduces Direct to Device (D2D) service, a pioneering... solution that converges satellite and terrestrial mobile networks, ensures uninterrupted connectivity even in the remotest corner of India. #ConnectingBharat #D2D #DirectToDeviceshow more

BREAKING: Venezuela approves Starlink-powered Direct-to-Device testing to support post-earthquake... communications. 🇻🇪 • Venezuela’s telecom regulator, CONATEL, approved a temporary 3-month pilot for Movistar/Telefónica to test Starlink-powered Direct-to-Device connectivity. • The pilot will use SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation. • It is designed to let mobile phones connect directly with satellites. • Testing is focused on La Guaira, one of the earthquake-affected areas. • This will help people stay connected when cell towers, fiber, or ground networks are damaged. Starlink is proving once again that satellite connectivity can become a lifeline when disaster strikes.show more

STARLINK | DIRECT-TO-CELL SERVICE EXPANDS! Elon confirmed that Starlink... will pursue deals with other U.S. carriers and mobile operators worldwide to expand the Direct-to-Cell service. After a year of exclusivity, SpaceX will expand Starlink Direct-to-Cell beyond T-Mobile. Starlink will provide satellite internet coverage in dead zones, with the recent launch of 26 satellites bringing the total to 168. Source: Drive Tesla Canada, Elon Muskshow more

In partnership with Airtel Africa, Starlink Direct to Cell... will connect more than 170 million people in Africa across 14 countries, powering life-saving connectivity when it’s needed most. This marks the sixth continent for the satellite-to-mobile service and expands our mission to end mobile dead zones. The service will begin by delivering data that enables voice, video and messaging, and will advance to providing high-speed broadband service to smartphones with 20x improved data speeds →show more

Starlink is becoming a critical lifeline for earthquake-hit Venezuela.... 🇻🇪 • Venezuela’s telecom regulator, CONATEL, has approved a 3-month Direct-to-Device pilot for Movistar, enabling compatible mobile phones to connect directly to SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. • Movistar Venezuela has activated Starlink-powered satellite SMS for customers in La Guaira, allowing users to send and receive messages even without terrestrial coverage. • Starlink is working to extend the same free emergency connectivity to customers of Digitel and state-owned Movilnet. • Starlink is providing free internet through July 25 for both new and existing customers affected by the devastating earthquakes. • Starlink is rapidly deploying satellite terminals to the hardest-hit areas, helping restore communications where local infrastructure has been damaged. These initiatives are helping families, emergency responders, and communities stay connected when cellular and ground networks are disrupted.show more

Throwback to the 90s! The iconic Coin Collection Box... (CCB) payphone still stands tall in Bangalore, a timeless reminder of simpler days before mobile phones took over. Active on the BSNL network, these vintage gems are rare but reliable, proving their worth when modern communication falters. Spot one in Malleshwaram or elsewhere? Share a pic and tag us! #BSNLIndia #VintageVibes #CoinCollectionBox #Malleshwaram #BSNL #Switchtobsnl #India BSNL Karnatakashow more

Starlink just launched its first European satellite-to-phone service. Today.... Virgin Media O2 switched on O2 Satellite on February 26. It is the first commercial satellite-to-smartphone data service in the UK and in all of Europe. Powered by Starlink Direct to Cell. What it does: If you're an O2 customer with a Samsung Galaxy S25, your phone automatically connects to Starlink satellites when you move beyond traditional cell coverage. No special hardware. No satellite phone. Your regular smartphone connects directly to space. O2's UK landmass coverage jumped overnight from 89% to 95%. That's new connectivity across an area roughly two-thirds the size of Wales, according to Virgin Media O2. At launch, the service supports text messaging and a limited set of apps including WhatsApp, Google Maps, Facebook Messenger, and X. Standard voice calls are not yet supported. Speeds are estimated around 4Mbps. More devices and apps are expected to follow. 650+ Starlink satellites now support Direct to Cell. SpaceX has signed 11 carrier partnerships to date, with similar services already live in the U.S. through T-Mobile. £3 per month. That's what O2 is charging to keep you connected in places where there was zero signal yesterday. Starlink is becoming the invisible backup layer for phone networks worldwideshow more

4th Batch. 4 More Satellites. 4x4 in Orbit. 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️... This launch marks a milestone in the Connecta IoT Network, expanding our constellation to 16 satellites and significantly boosting our global IoT connectivity services. Our latest “four-of-a-kind” of Connecta IoT satellites in orbit turns into more passes, better revisit times, and greater capacity to deliver resilient IoT connectivity where terrestrial networks can’t reach. With every new satellite, the Connecta IoT Network pushes coverage deeper into remote, hard to reach regions worldwide, supporting sectors such as energy, utilities, logistics, agriculture, and environmental monitoring. Quad inside, impact outside. Feel the fource and stay tuned! #WeArePlanS #PlanS #IoT #Connecta #ConnectaIoTNetworkshow more

[SERVICE EXCELLENCE] A salute to Colonel Khumalo for his... unwavering commitment to safety and order in the streets of ‘Maboneng’, Gauteng Province. His dedicated enforcement of trading license regulations ensures that liquor and entertainment establishments close on time, while every patron makes it home safely. Leadership in action, serving with integrity. #NationalSalute SA Police Service 🇿🇦show more

Starlink satellite internet terminals have become a key tool... for Mexican drug cartels, providing reliable high-speed connectivity in remote mountain strongholds and rural operational areas where traditional networks are unavailable. Recent reports and seizures highlight widespread adoption by groups like the Sinaloa Cartel factions (including Los Chapitos), allowing encrypted communications, real-time coordination, drone operations, and monitoring via clandestine C4-style centers, even extending to use in prisons and vehicle-mounted patrols.show more

This is WILD! A small startup just declared war... on America's most powerful telecom companies and nobody is talking about it. For decades, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have had an iron grip on how Americans connect to the world. They built the towers, they set the prices, and you had no real choice but to pay whatever they demanded. That stranglehold ends today. US Mobile just bundled Starlink satellite home internet together with unlimited wireless service across all three major networks and they are charging under $50 a month for the whole thing. Let that land for a second. You are getting home internet beamed down from space, plus full cellular coverage on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile's networks, all inside one bill that costs less than most people pay for just their phone plan alone. The big carriers have been charging $120 a month just for Starlink residential internet on its own. US Mobile is handing you that same service plus an unlimited phone plan for less than half of that price. This is not a discount carrier cutting corners. US Mobile is an MVNO, a company that leases capacity from all three major networks at wholesale rates and packages them into something the big carriers would never offer, because doing so would cannibalize their own revenue streams. Their internal network names are Warp, Darkstar, and Lightspeed. Those are Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, all three, simultaneously available to one customer on one plan. Now they are adding a fourth layer from orbit. Starlink's constellation of low-earth satellites delivers home internet that has already disrupted rural broadband. Bundled with cellular, it means one plan that follows you from your living room to the middle of nowhere. The big carriers saw this threat coming. T-Mobile has been in a satellite partnership with Starlink, but that exclusivity window has expired, meaning SpaceX can now work with anyone. US Mobile was paying attention when everyone else was not. AT&T has bet $15.6 billion on a rival satellite company called AST SpaceMobile just to try to keep up. Verizon has no credible satellite answer at all and now a nine-year-old startup from New York is selling the whole package for under $50 a month.show more

Lakshadweep Set to Welcome India's First Seaplane Connectivity A... successful seaplane trial landing at Agatti Waterdrome AGATTI AIRPORT yesterday marked a major milestone towards introducing seaplane operations in Lakshadweep. The proposed seaplane connectivity aims to link Cochin International Airport with Kalpeni, Kadmat, Kiltan, Kavaratti, and Agatti. With an expected passenger capacity of 9–10 travellers per flight, the service is expected to start shortly. This initiative will boost tourism and enhance island connectivity. Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu Murlidhar Mohol MoCA_GoI Vipin Kumar M/o Civil Aviation, India PIB India UT of Lakshadweep Regional Executive Director AAI Southern Region SkyHop Aviation Private Limitedshow more

Violent protests have once again erupted in Imphal and... other parts of Manipur. It’s a national shame that a state of India has been in turmoil for over two years, yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not visited even once. With President’s Rule failing to restore normalcy, a fresh election now appears to be the only viable solution.show more

Trump Not Interested In Mediating Kashmir Solution Between India... & Pakistan - Senior US Diplomat “It is our longstanding policy that this is a direct issue between India and Pakistan and the President ... stands ready if we are asked to offer our good offices, but he has enough crises on his hands. This is between India and Pakistan to solve,” the official said. (Hindustan Times) But he's happy to take credit for "ending" the recent conflict?show more

We’re pleased to announce that the Connecta IoT Network... has been formally included in the Executive Order on the Use of Radio Frequencies Without a Permit issued by the Danish Digital Agency. This decision enables our LoRaWAN-based satellite IoT services in the 862–870 MHz band in Denmark. With this step, Denmark becomes the first country in Europe to explicitly enable satellite-IoT communications in SRD bands and anchor them directly in national regulation. Under the updated framework, the Connecta IoT Network is permitted to operate low-power radio equipment communicating with satellites (LPD-S / satellite IoT) on a licence-exempt basis in Denmark. This forward-looking move positions Denmark as a frontrunner in next-generation satellite IoT connectivity and sets an important precedent for other administrations as we continue to advance accessible, standards-aligned IoT connectivity worldwide. For the full text of the executive order, please see: #WeArePlanS #PlanS #ConnectaIoT #LoRaWAN #Denmarkshow more

📖 Article 2 - Our Solution to the Scalability... Problem in Web3 🌐 ▶️ Highlayer is built to directly address the challenges of scaling networks to meet global demand. 💿 Our self-sustainable data availability system (SSDAS) is an immutable, tamper-proof storage system that ensures data is immediately and permanently available to everybody. 🏋️‍♂️ The hybrid execution model allows heavy on-chain computations where they matter most. This provides us with the most scalable layer 2 smart contract solution 😏 Read all about it 👇show more

A new 'Jesus-centric' mobile network is launching in the... US and it plans to block LGBTQ+ content. Radiant Mobile says its service will filter more than 100 categories of online material, including p***, gaming and violence. But it will also give users the option to block content related to LGBTQ+ and trans issues. Founder Paul Fisher said the goal is to create an online space, saying in an interview with MIT Technology Review, “we are going to create—and we think we have every right to do so—an environment that is Jesus-centric... [that is] void of LGBT, void of trans.” The network operates as a mobile virtual network operator, using infrastructure from T-Mobile, and has reportedly partnered with churches and Christian influencers to promote the service.show more

Italy’s mountain dead zones just got put on notice.... Starlink and Fastweb started Italy’s first Direct-to-Cell trial in the central Apennines. A normal 4G smartphone can connect directly to Starlink satellites outdoors when the ground signal disappears. No bulky satellite phone brick needed. No dramatic rescue device. That is how dead zones start getting embarrassed. Starlink / Writer: Annette, Designer: Jannéshow more

BREAKING: Starlink officially launches at the U.S. Embassy’s American... Corner in Papua New Guinea. 🇺🇸 • The American Corner in Port Moresby now offers free high-speed Starlink internet for students, researchers, and the public. • It enables the Embassy to livestream educational events, reaching audiences across Papua New Guinea, not just those attending in person. • The launch featured the first-ever live Zoom broadcast from the American Corner, with renowned PNG scholar Dr. Paige West delivering the keynote lecture. • The U.S. announced a US$30 million investment in satellite connectivity across Papua New Guinea to connect hundreds of remote schools, health facilities, and government offices. • The initiative is part of the Freedom 250 program celebrating 250 years of American independence while expanding digital access and educational opportunities in Papua New Guinea.show more

Modi is to India what Nero was to Rome.... When Rome was burning, its emperor - Nero - wasn’t even there. Similarly, Narendra Modi is rarely there, where he is needed. India is facing an energy crisis, but instead of helping the nation solve this problem, he is busy pleading for votes while indulging in baseless and frivolous propaganda to suggest that there is no energy crisis. Incapable of offering a solution, all he provides is shameless denial. But the distressed faces, the long queues, and the shuttered restaurants across India tell a very different - and far grimmer - story. India needs a leader, not a dealer who becomes a mute spectator, in crisis.show more

🇮🇳🇺🇸 EARTH JUST GOT A NEW EYE - AND... IT SEES EVERYTHING NASA and India just launched a satellite that can track earthquakes, landslides, glacier shifts and crop collapse down to the centimeter. From 464 miles up, through clouds, at night, in real time. NISAR is the first U.S.–India satellite collab with shared hardware, and it’s armed with dual radar that scans Earth’s surface every 12 days. No filter. No weather delay. What do you get when Trump and Modi shake hands in space policy? A synthetic aperture radar that can watch the ground move before you even feel it. Forget Google Earth. This one updates itself. Source: NASA, NSF - NASASpaceflight.comshow more