Tech startup Hubble Network has made history by making a Bluetooth connection from Earth to a satellite 600 km away, the first company ever to achieve this feat. Claiming the connection to its own satellite required only one software update on the terrestrial Bluetooth device, the exciting event sets a precedent for a massively improved future of Bluetooth, culminating in a fully accessible via Bluetooth satellite network by Hubble Network.
Hubble Network's two satellites currently in orbit both possess 3.5mm Bluetooth chips, which were able to send signals to Earth in testing announced last week. The massive leap in connectivity from typical Bluetooth operation, where two devices sometimes have trouble interfacing from mere feet away, is made possible through a single firmware update on the device chipset. This groundbreaking innovation, allowing off-the-shelf Bluetooth hardware to communicate hundreds of kilometers with low power, is the first of Hubble Network's major contributions to the tech space. The satellites can receive these signals with Hubble Network's patented phased array antenna, working like a magnifying glass for Bluetooth radio signals going both ways. The satellites must also account for the Doppler effect modulating their radio frequencies due to the high speeds the satellites fly at from orbit, a series of problems all supposedly solved by the young new company.
