Hubble Network, which is building a satellite network for Bluetooth devices, says it has made a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite for the first time
Hubble Network has become the first company in history to establish a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite …
The development sits alongside a broader push to extend connectivity beyond terrestrial coverage, including AT&T and AST SpaceMobile's direct-to-phone network agreement. Hubble's focus is distinct in targeting Bluetooth-enabled sensors and devices rather than conventional handset broadband.
First-order effects
Hubble gains a concrete proof point for its plan to connect Bluetooth devices to satellites, strengthening the technical case for its network buildout.
Potential users of Bluetooth-enabled sensors can evaluate a satellite connection path that does not begin with a dedicated satellite radio in the endpoint.
Second-order effects
Competing IoT and direct-to-device satellite offerings face added pressure to show whether they can reach existing, low-power device ecosystems as well as provide coverage.
The result could shift attention from satellite capacity alone toward endpoint compatibility, affecting how device makers and connectivity buyers compare satellite options.
Third-order effects
If this approach proves repeatable across an operational network, satellite connectivity could become a layer available to more ordinary connected devices rather than a service limited to purpose-built terminals.
That would reinforce a hybrid-access model in which terrestrial and satellite links are selected by coverage and device needs, while leaving deployment reliability and economics as the key tests.
The trend: Satellite networks are broadening from dedicated terminals and broadband ambitions toward direct connectivity for existing consumer and IoT device interfaces.
by leveraging bluetooth, @hubble_network is able to bi-pass the crowded spectrum battle typically used by other operators Bluetooth is a very low data transfer rate, making it perfect for the above industrial use cases 18/21
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Ultimately, this enables @hubble_network to power the transition of tens of millions of devices connecting to SatCom to tens of billions of IOT devices In the near future, any IOT device with bluetooth that needs to be connected can for a few dollars/month 20/21 [image]
In this historic breakthrough, @hubble_network was able to prove (1) they could develop software enabling off-the-shelf Bluetooth chips to communicate over very long ranges with low power (600+ km) and (2) designed a novel phased array on their satellite 19/21