Skylo Named to Fast Company’s Fourth Annual List of the Next Big Things in Tech
Recognized as a winner in the Space and Telecom category, the list Recognizes Groundbreaking Advancements Redefining the Way We Work and Live
D2D "will drive everything that's happening," said Tarun Gupta, Skylo CPO and co-founder.
There's a clear reason why satellites are such a hot topic right now: It's the new phone-to-satellite messaging services that are hitting the market from the likes of Apple, Huawei and Bullitt. Such services – dubbed "direct to device" (D2D) services by those in the satellite industry – promise to allow regular smartphones to connect to satellites hundreds of miles up in the sky.
That represents a major new development considering satellite connections were previously reserved exclusively for dedicated satellite phones, often bulky and expensive ones.
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