MediaTek and Bullitt Group partner on satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone

MediaTek and Bullitt Group, the innovative British smartphone company, have partnered to launch the world's first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone, the first to use MediaTek’s 3GPP NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) chipset. Our collaboration leads in technical innovation and surpasses other satellite communication companies in the mobile space race. The device and OTT satellite messaging service will be commercially available in Q1 2023.

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JC Hsu, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Wireless Communications Business Unit at MediaTek stated, “This relationship carries on our longstanding history of innovation and leadership in the formulation of the 3GPP NTN standard, which combines cellular and satellite connectivity in the same device. In addition to the most recent mobile technology and the most sophisticated, highest-performing cellular connectivity features we have been working on, the 3GPP NTN effort advocates allowing device manufacturers access to satellite connectivity. We are very proud of having created the two-way satellite messaging technology used in this first commercially available phone and for being the pioneers in creating the ecosystem based on 3GPP NTN standards for satellite communication.” MediaTek and Bullitt Group, the innovative British smartphone company, have partnered to launch the world's first satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone, the first to use MediaTek’s 3GPP NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) chipset. Our collaboration leads in technical innovation and surpasses other satellite communication companies in the mobile space race. The device and OTT satellite messaging service will be commercially available in Q1 2023.