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Orange Working With Skylo on Direct-to-Device Service

Orange announced Tuesday the launch of Message Satellite, a service offered in partnership with Skylo that allows customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages, as well as their geolocation, via satellite when mobile or Wi-Fi coverage…

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is unavailable. The service is the first direct-to-device offering in Europe, the companies said. The offer is “available for Orange's 5G and 5G+ customers and will be initially proposed, on an exclusive basis, to those owning a Google Pixel 9 or 10 smartphone.” It will be available Dec. 11.