Company Hubble Network made the first connection bluetooth with a satellite in direct orbit. We can now talk about a technological invention that can achieve a reliable connection anywhere in the world, revealing the potential of connecting millions of devices around the world.

Hubble Network The company, which launched its first two satellites as part of the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March, has since confirmed that it can receive signals from onboard 3.5mm Bluetooth chips from 600 kilometers away.

The ability to connect Bluetooth devices to satellites opens up vast possibilities. First of all, this is how you can connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices; modern solutions consume a lot of energy and are expensive to operate, including the need to connect them to the Internet via a cellular network or a wired network. connection. And with the help of a satellite Bluetooth IoT device, you can make it more energy efficient and get a stable connection.

According to the developers, the potential areas of application of the Hubble network, in addition to IoT devices, are very wide: monitoring of logistics chains, “smart” collars for pets, children’s GPS watch, inventory control in warehouses and much more. The company initially plans to focus on industries that require constant monitoring. For example, it could be the oil and gas industry, IoT, agriculture, healthcare institutions, and security systems.

To connect to the network, customers just need to integrate standard Bluetooth chips into their devices with Hubble firmware to automatically connect to the satellites.

As a reminder, Hubble Network was founded in 2021 by Life360 co-founder Alex Haro, Iotera founder Ben Wild, who sold the startup Ring, and aerospace engineer John Kim. At first, the idea of ​​Bluetooth satellite connectivity seemed a bit unrealistic, given the limited scope of the technology. However, the team developed a unique software and hardware solution that overcomes these limitations.

This summer, the Hubble Network plans to launch a third satellite as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission and a fourth satellite as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission. All four of these moons will form what Haro calls the “beta constellation.” The next 32 satellites are planned to be launched simultaneously in the fourth quarter of 2025 or early 2026.