Hacker News with Generative AI: Satellite Communications

White Hat Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws (ieee.org)
In a recent demonstration, German white hat hackers showed how to intercept text messages sent via the U.S. satellite communication system Iridium and locate users with an accuracy of about 4 kilometers.
Cybersecurity, Satellite Communications, Hacking
134 points by Brajeshwar 8 days ago | 31 comments
New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China's SATCOM signals (defensenews.com)
The U.S. Space Force is on track to field its first batch of a new ground-based satellite communications jammer in the coming months — designed to disrupt signals from enemy spacecraft.
Space Force, Military Technology, China, Satellite Communications, Jamming
4 points by giuliomagnifico 64 days ago | 0 comments
A transport protocol's view of Starlink (apnic.net)
Digital communications systems always represent a collection of design tradeoffs. Maximizing one characteristic of a system may impair others, and various communications services may choose to optimize different performance parameters based on the intersection of these design decisions with the physical characteristics of the communications medium.
Networking, Space, Satellite Communications
177 points by rolph 83 days ago | 38 comments
Apple is buying 20 percent of its iPhone satellite services partner (theverge.com)
Apple is taking a 20 percent stake in its iPhone satellite connectivity partner GlobalStar — a stake worth $400 million — as part of an expansion of its deal with the company.
Apple, Satellite Communications, Technology, Business, Investments
5 points by jbernardo95 112 days ago | 2 comments
Starlink as an Alternative to GPS (twitter.com)
Space Exploration, Technology, GPS, Satellite Communications
12 points by ironyman 157 days ago | 2 comments
T-Mobile Starlink satellite-to-smartphone conducts first emergency alert (t-mobile.com)
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced that it successfully sent and received - for the first time ever in the U.S. - a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via satellite.
T-Mobile, Emergency Alerts, Satellite Communications
20 points by ironyman 163 days ago | 2 comments
Google Pixel 'Satellite SOS' support may be free for two years (9to5google.com)
Google Pixel, Satellite Communications, Technology, Mobile Devices, Free Services
18 points by axiomdata316 214 days ago | 12 comments
Sweden reports Russian jamming against Astra satellites (heise.de)
Sweden, Space, Satellite Communications, Military, Russia
20 points by doener 243 days ago | 4 comments