New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.br New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.br 'The Guardian' reports that British br phone manufacturer Bullitt announced br the Defy Satellite link under the br Motorola brand on Feb. 24.br The Defy Satellite link connects to Android and iPhone smartphones via Bluetooth.br It then uses an app to send SOS messages br and standard SMS texts.br The device costs $99 and will be br available to purchase in Q2 2023.br Bullitt co-founder Dave Floyd issued a statement.br The Motorola Defy Satellite br link, combined with the br Bullitt Satellite Messenger br service, brings accessible br and affordable satellite br messaging to everybody’s br current smartphone, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.br This is the definition of democratizing satellite communications, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.br Bullitt has also announced a new br satellite-enabled smartphone, which comes in br two versions, Cat S75 and the Motorola Defy 2. .br The phones have 5G connectivity and br battery power that lasts two days.br Texts take about 10 seconds to transmit br after being sent to and from satellites br nearly 22,000 miles from the equator.