The Seattle-based startup has received $20 million in funding from Transpose Platform and Y Combinator.
On March 4, 2024, the Hubble Network successfully launched its first two satellites from the grounds of Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US.
“These are not just any satellites; The startup reported in a blog post that they have successfully reached their orbits by receiving signals from a simple 3.5 mm Bluetooth chip over an astonishing distance of 600 kilometers.
“We have proved thousands of skeptics wrong. By demonstrating that we can send signals directly from Bluetooth chips and receive them up to 600 kilometers away in space, we have opened up a whole new realm of possibilities,” said Alex Haro, co-founder and CEO of Hubble Networks.By enabling any off the shelf Bluetooth device to connect to satellite networks with just a software update without cellular reception, we are paving the way for a revolution in the “Internet of Things (IoT).”
“Imagine global coverage with 20 times lower battery consumption and 50 times lower operating costs. It's not just an improvement; This is a change,” according to the startup.
From agriculture, where farmers can get the most out of existing low-power low-cost sensors without the need for additional expensive location-enabled hardware, to defense, where secure and reliable communications are paramount, the implications are profound.
Hubble Networks said it is already working with pilot customers in sectors such as consumer devices, manufacturing, infrastructure, supply chain, logistics, oil and gas and defense to explore more opportunities.Users will need to integrate their device's chipset with a piece of firmware to enable connection to Hubble's network.
With approximately five billion Bluetooth devices sold annually, the impact of this connectivity could be huge.
Hubble aims to launch a third satellite on a SpaceX mission this year.
On March 4, 2024, the Hubble Network successfully launched its first two satellites from the grounds of Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US.
“These are not just any satellites; The startup reported in a blog post that they have successfully reached their orbits by receiving signals from a simple 3.5 mm Bluetooth chip over an astonishing distance of 600 kilometers.
“We have proved thousands of skeptics wrong. By demonstrating that we can send signals directly from Bluetooth chips and receive them up to 600 kilometers away in space, we have opened up a whole new realm of possibilities,” said Alex Haro, co-founder and CEO of Hubble Networks.By enabling any off the shelf Bluetooth device to connect to satellite networks with just a software update without cellular reception, we are paving the way for a revolution in the “Internet of Things (IoT).”
“Imagine global coverage with 20 times lower battery consumption and 50 times lower operating costs. It's not just an improvement; This is a change,” according to the startup.
From agriculture, where farmers can get the most out of existing low-power low-cost sensors without the need for additional expensive location-enabled hardware, to defense, where secure and reliable communications are paramount, the implications are profound.
Hubble Networks said it is already working with pilot customers in sectors such as consumer devices, manufacturing, infrastructure, supply chain, logistics, oil and gas and defense to explore more opportunities.Users will need to integrate their device's chipset with a piece of firmware to enable connection to Hubble's network.
With approximately five billion Bluetooth devices sold annually, the impact of this connectivity could be huge.
Hubble aims to launch a third satellite on a SpaceX mission this year.
