Photo: The Verge SpaceX’s satellite internet network team Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to implement allowing users to access the internet on their flights. The project’s vice president said during a conference on Wednesday (June 9) that the company is continuously developing, expanding bandwidth to serve commercial projects later this year. “We’re in talks with a number of airlines,” said Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of SpaceX. “We are developing our own airline service… we have done a number of tests so far and are looking to perfect those products to put on flights in the very near future.” SpaceX began piloting the Starlink satellite in 2018 to address the global scarcity of broadband internet connections, especially in rural areas where fiber optic connections are often unavailable. Under the trial plan, Starlink customers will pay a one-time fee of $499 for a package that includes a Wi-Fi router, self-regulating Starlink pan, and $99 per month for monthly internet services thereafter. Since its first launch, the company has launched nearly 1,800 Starlink satellites out of the 4,400 it estimates it will need for global coverage. Last year, SpaceX submitted plans to test Starlink on five Gulfstream jets. In March, SpaceX also negotiated with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to apply Starlink technology on all popular vehicles from trucks, marine ships to airplanes. Elon Musk made it clear on Twitter at the time: “We do not connect Tesla cars to Starlink, because our terminal is too big, This controller is only for airplanes, ships, big trucks “. Starlink’s satellites are in low Earth orbit, lower than the geostationary orbit of the larger satellites that currently provide Internet services to commercial aircraft. It is the technology that makes airlines choose to cooperate with Starlink over other competitors. However, the same technology is now being used by a range of competitors. Amazon recently announced plans for 3,000 of its own low-orbit satellites, and the UK’s OneWeb has also launched 182 of the roughly 640 planned satellites. Competitors to Starlink with plans to commercialize the aircraft are Intelsat and ViaSa, which operate satellite networks in geostationary orbit. ViaSat recently announced plans to use its next-generation satellite network on Delta’s main fleet. The California-based company is planning a low-orbit network of 300 satellites that will begin launching early next year. According to experts, Viasat will be a stiff competitor to SpaceX in the future.

Motorola partnered with Guru to develop remote wireless charging technology. Photo: Motorola GuRu powers devices at watts-over-meters, Guru’s proprietary technology has revolutionized the consumer experience and eliminates power as an everyday concern. . GuRu’s patented, miniature modules will allow devices to be powered at long distances by precise power delivery. Motorola and GuRu, will work together to meet Motorola’s stringent requirements for quality, power efficiency, and safety. Florian Bohn, CEO and Co-Founder of GuRu, said the partnership with Motorola will help Guru access the ecosystem of smart devices and solutions with the goal of improving the consumer experience. use. Guru will introduce true mobility to mobile smart devices and IoT sensors. GuRu’s technology enables safe, efficient, and customizable transmission of electricity through the air using integrated millimeter wave (mmWave) circuits, modules, and proprietary Smart RF Lensing technology. A miniature power transmission system that efficiently and accurately delivers power over long distances like never before. GuRu’s proprietary technology enables safe, accurate transmission and recovery of micro-watt to multi-watt-level wireless power over long distances. Photo: Guru GuRu’s wireless solution can be used as a charging hub or power source in a variety of settings that require access to a power source. It’s easy to set up, secure, and sophisticated enough to find and adjust different power levels to match the needs of any device. Even during use, it continuously charges devices and as a safety measure, reroutes power as needed. Motorola and Guru have not provided much information about this partnership and when phones using remote wireless charging technology will be available to consumers, but the two will work together to meet the requirements. strict requirements on quality, efficiency of electricity use and safety. Earlier this year, Motorola showed off a demo of a device allegedly called the Motorola One Hyper that charges two Moto Edge phones remotely, but didn’t say if it would work with Guru on the project. Remote wireless charging technology has also been researched by many companies since 2015, such as Energous company researched and claimed to be able to charge phones from about 4 meters away. This year, Xiaomi also introduced Mi Air Charging Technology, which in the future can remotely charge multiple devices at the same time.

The Sidewalk was announced by Amazon in 2019 and ready to launch in the middle of next month. Photo: Amazon This is a project that Amazon has been researching and developing for years, it was first announced in 2019. Amazon Sidewalk will connect things like yard lights, pet trackers, or sensors on mailboxes. Sidewalk’s aim is to provide wireless infrastructure for these devices by turning Amazon devices like Echo speakers into connection points that any Sidewalk-enabled device can use. Amazon will use Sidewalk’s low-energy bluetooth connections as a home wifi backup network. On the Echo front, Amazon plans to take advantage of Sidewalk’s low-energy Bluetooth connections as a backup network for your home wifi, which means better stability during device setup and Reconnect to the router faster when you update the network name or password. Amazon says that Sidewalk is expected to support multiple wireless protocols such as Bluetooth Low Energy, Lora low-bandwidth protocol in the 900 MHz band and others, opening the network to more third parties while providing the ability to connectivity and better battery life. Developer LoRa Semtech Corp. said they are partnering with Amazon on the Sidewalk initiative. The combination of Amazon and Tile tracking company to expand Tile’s search network for Find with Tile devices and device partners leverages search technology. Customers can rely on Tile trackers in conjunction with Amazon Sidewalk to find related items such as for money, other keys, or everything. Amazon Sidewalk connection diagram, data transferred from device to application server and back using Sidewalk bridge. Photo: Amazon Amazon’s next partner on this project is CareBand, a maker of wearable technology designed to improve quality of life for people with dementia. An Amazon pilot program will combine Sidewalk’s long-range connectivity with CareBand technology to support features such as indoor and outdoor activity tracking, help buttons, and automated analysis of samples. work. The biggest problem with Amazon Sidewalk is privacy and security, many questions are posed and which Amazon answered that, Sidewalk is built to keep your data safe and give you control. my experience. Data shared over the Sidewalk network is protected with three layers of encryption, accessible only to the devices you choose, and automatically deleted every 24 hours to protect your privacy. Amazon Sidewalk will launch on June 8, users do not have to upgrade hardware from selected devices such as the 2nd generation, 3rd generation spherical Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Show 10, Ring Floodlight Cam and session The Ring Spotlight Cam is wired and many more, but there are no Eero devices that Amazon purchased in 2019 on this list. Most recently Apple introduced to consumers the Apple AirTag device with a small circular design to track forgotten devices such as keys or wallets, they will be tracked in My Find on iOS, it is for is a feature similar to Tile and will be a direct competitor to the tracking technology firm.