Reading's Bullitt Group partners with Innominds for satellite messaging service

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Tom Kilkelly

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Reading mobile company Bullitt Group has partnered with product incubator Innominds to strengthen its two-way satellite messaging app service.

Bullitt Satellite Messenger integrates existing cell and satellite networks, providing continuous connectivity for clients when service drops.

Innominds will build the wrap around interface and integration of the app for Bullitt Satellite Messenger.

Raj Ganti, President Strategic Accounts at Innominds, said: ''Supporting Bullitt Group to build Bullitt Satellite Messenger was an exciting ‘world’s first’ project and a perfect example of how our integration expertise at the edge can be applied.

''An ‘invisible’ and seamless integration of satellite networks into a smartphone network creates enormous technical challenges. Combining technical integrations with an easy-to-use customer interface to create a compelling solution is one of the many areas where we excel.''

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Bullitt Satellite Messenger is the first 3GPP standards-based satellite NTN or ‘direct-to-device’ service in the world.

It provides the aforementioned continuous coverage via connections to geostationary satellites. Customers are able to send messages via satellite, providing they have a clear view of the sky.

Jonathan Nattrass, Chief Product Officer at Bullitt Group, said: ''We’ve all experienced the inconvenience of dead zones in our cell service.

''But for many it’s more than an inconvenience, it’s a life-or-death situation, or simply the only way to communicate with the outside world.

''Satellite connectivity fills that gap on the fringes of connectivity. Innominds brought the depth of engineering expertise we required to help us build an absolutely seamless customer experience.''

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.