Using proprietary software and service components, Bullitt claimed it will be able to provide text messaging services via an app, Bullitt Satellite Messenge which will be available "wherever [users] have a clear view of the sky". According to the company, messages will be relayed via satellite, allowing customers assurance that they will never be without signal so long as they are outside.
The first smartphone to support this new messaging service will be the next device in Motorola’s Defy range based on a strategic alliance established with Bullitt in January 2021.
The service will first attempt to connect to Wi-Fi or a cellular network, but when these are unavailable it will connect via satellite. In addition to messaging, the service will also offer more typical satellite services, such as location tracking and SOS assistance.
"Bullitt Satellite Messenger provides total reassurance that you will have a connection wherever you have a clear view of the sky"
These capabilities have reportedly been developed over the past two years by Bullit in collaboration with partners including chip giant MediaTek, satellite partner Skylo and critical event response specialist FocusPoint International.
Richard Wharton, co-founder at Bullitt Group, said: “Bullitt Satellite Connect solves a real connectivity problem. American’s send 6 billion SMS text messages each day but, due to the sheer scale and topography of the country, no single carrier covers more than 70% of the US land mass and around 60 million Americans lose coverage for up to 25% of each day.
“That means hundreds of millions of instances where people who want to communicate via their phone cannot. Coverage blackspots persist to a greater and lesser extent the world over. We have a truly international solution. Bullitt Satellite Messenger provides total reassurance that you will have a connection wherever you have a clear view of the sky.”
