Bullitt, in cooperation with MediaTek, will launch mobile phones that support two-way satellite communications in the first quarter of next year.

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British three-defense mobile phone company Bullitt has announced a partnership with MediaTek to launch mobile phones that support two-way satellite communications in the first quarter of next year.

Over the past 18 months, Bullitt and MediaTek have worked together to test satellite communications in the next-generation 5G smartphone designed by Bullitt, Bullitt said. The test simulates a connection to a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, and Bullitt's phone will be able to establish a connection and send messages via satellite in about 10 seconds.

Bullitt pioneered the use of MediaTek's 3GPP NTN chipset and developed proprietary software and service components to provide OTT satellite messaging services.

CTOnews.com has learned that Bullitt's satellite communications phones and OTT satellite services will be available for commercial use in the first quarter of 2023 and include free satellite SOS functions. The device provides intelligent services and switches to satellite connections only if no cellular or Wi-Fi connections are available.

The service will also be combined with users' existing contacts to provide a seamless experience when using satellite communications to communicate with phones on cellular networks.

Some partners may be strangers to Bullitt. The company's main products are phones that work in harsh conditions and are also the maker of CAT (Carter phones), Land Rover and Motorola phones.