A Chinese rocket sucessfully launched Nigeria’s first satellite, according to BBC News. The satellite will reach its final position in orbit later this year and remain in operation for a decade and half.

You would expect a phone that only weighs 100 grams and is only 13.5 millimeters thick to be a stripped-down, essentially featureless example of the most pragmatic trends in consumer electronics. The recently released Samsung SCH-B500, however, is not only this small but also has all the features that are becoming increasingly standard on [...]

Google just announced today that it will be producing a mapping system for mobile phones that will allow users to look at traffic patterns in 30 American cities before planning their routes. Reportedly, the technology will be called Google Maps for Mobile, and can also be used to get driving directions and for storing [...]

Fresh from Infoworld.nl. We know the satellite TV phone is cool, but, really, how good is the reception?
For several hours I walked around central Seoul with the phone tuned in to one of the video channels. It worked flawlessly in the street, didn’t show any glitches when I sat down to lunch in a [...]

It’s no surprise that the next big thing in satellite phones and satellite TV should come from South Korea, the most wired country in the world. We reported on the phenomenon of South Korean Sat TV phones before, but the new model from LG is special. Not only does it recieve satellite TV [...]

Globalstar has inked a $140 million deal with Qualcomm to produce next-generation satellite phones and data products over the next four years. In the agreement, Globalstar will receive an uninterrupted supply of satellite voice and data products, as well as continue to provide handsets and hardware to distributors, resellers, and personal users. Qualcomm has been [...]

Thoresen & Co (Bangkok) Ltd. And Swire Pacific Offshore have announced plans to employ the use of Iridium satellite communication on offshore carriers and vessels. The additions of the two companies help fuel the fast growing number of fleet customers using Iridium. Iridium’s cost-effective voice and data communication is ideal for worldwide land [...]

Iridium Satellite has licensed KDDI Network & Solutions as a service provider for the global satellite communications system to enter into the Japanese market. The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications recently approved mobile phone and data products and services to be distributed by Iridium and KDDI. This move allows Iridium to [...]

Internet service provider Earthlink and Covad, a leading provider of broadband voice and data communication, announced the start of a new Voice over IP joint market trial. This allows Earthlink to offer customers a low-cost combination of phone and high-speed internet services. Customers can sign up for this service using existing phone lines, [...]

Globalstar announced yesterday the release of their new Express Data service, a subscription-based service that allows users to send e-mail, transfer files, and browse the Internet more efficiently over the Globalstar network, anywhere a Globalstar connection is available. The service is compatible with a variety of e-mail systems including POP3, SMTP, Yahoo, and Outlook, and [...]