AT&T has announced plans to work with TerreStar Networks to offer an integrated smartphone mobility solution that will combine primary cellular wireless connectivity with the ability to connect to a satellite network as a backup, using one phone number and one smartphone device.   continued »

Iridium Satellite unveiled its smallest satellite phone - the Iridium "9555" - at its annual Partner Conference in Miami, Fla. The new 9555 offers a significantly reduced size, a more hand-friendly form factor and new features such as an internally stowed antenna. It is also featuring a brighter screen, a speaker phone, improved Short Messaging Service (SMS) and email capabilities, and ... continued »

Just found a post about an unique phone which "could work literally anywhere on earth, without worrying about coverage limits".  Produced by a little known company called Elektrobit, its design strangely looks so much like the BlackBerry Bold or a Motorola MOTO Q. continued »

Optus is set to deliver a larger choice of mobile handsets to people in the bush by partnering with Thuraya Telecommunications (Thuraya). Optus will retail two of Thuraya's new mobile handsets - a Satellite Only and GSM/Satellite dual mode handset. continued »

EB and TerreStar Networks has done their first dual-mode satellite-terrestrial HSPA reference design handset in a PDA form factor. The slim smartphone will allow users to seamlessly and securely stay connected to both the satellite and terrestrial components of the TerreStar network. continued »