Hubble Network has achieved a monumental milestone: the first-ever Bluetooth connection directly to space. This landmark success follows the company's $20 million Series A funding round led by Transpose Platform and Y Combinator. The investment provided the capital necessary to develop and successfully launch Hubble's first two satellites. Launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4, 2024, these satellites have not only successfully reached their orbits but have also received signals from a 3.5mm Bluetooth chip over 600 km away.
SEATTLE, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hubble Network has achieved a monumental milestone: the first-ever Bluetooth connection directly to space. This landmark success follows the company's $20 million Series A funding round led by Transpose Platform and Y Combinator. The investment provided the capital necessary to develop and successfully launch Hubble's first two satellites. Launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 4, 2024, these satellites have not only successfully reached their orbits but have also received signals from a 3.5mm Bluetooth chip over 600 km away.
The recent milestone marks a pivotal advancement for Hubble Network. Traditional networks often struggle with insufficient coverage, complex integrations, high battery consumption, and prohibitively high costs, limiting their practicality and scope. By equipping any off-the-shelf Bluetooth-enabled device to connect directly to Hubble's satellite network without relying on cellular reception, this technology promises to revolutionize the Internet of Things (IoT). It addresses these long-standing issues by offering global coverage, 20x less battery drain, and 50x lower operating costs. This order-of-magnitude increase in capability is expected to transform various industries, connecting over a billion devices worldwide and opening up new possibilities for innovation and efficiency.
"Our mission to build the world's first truly global, cost-effective, and battery-efficient network has taken a significant leap forward with this technological breakthrough," said Alex Haro, co-founder and CEO. "By showcasing that we can send signals directly from Bluetooth chips and receive them in space over 600km away, we have disproved thousands of skeptics who claimed what we're attempting was impossible."
The successful satellite launches mark a critical stride toward Hubble's vision of a universally connected world. Hubble Network is now actively working with pilot customers across diverse sectors, including consumer devices, construction and infrastructure, supply chain and logistics, agriculture, oil and gas, and defense, to unlock the vast potential of BLE-based remote monitoring, asset tracking and many more untapped possibilities.
"Our innovative approach allows existing Bluetooth-enabled devices to be retrofitted to transmit data to the Hubble Network without any hardware modifications, ushering in a new era of connectivity," said Ben Wild, co-founder and CTO. "With nearly five billion Bluetooth devices sold annually, our network has the potential to significantly impact numerous fields by making global connectivity accessible, low-power, and affordable."
The company is committed to further expanding its satellite network to increase the capacity and frequency of satellite flybys, supporting its mission to build a secure network that is not only global but also cost-effective and battery-efficient.
For further information about Hubble Network and its services, please visit https://hubblenetwork.com.
Contact:
Alex Haro
CEO, Hubble Network
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (425) 298-6675
About Hubble Network:
Founded by a team of experts in wireless communications, space, and industrial IoT applications, Hubble Network is creating a global satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled device can connect to, enhancing global accessibility and efficiency. The company aims to connect a billion devices, establishing the world's first global, cost-efficient, and low-power network.
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Alex Haro, Hubble Network, 1 (425) 298-6675, [email protected], https://hubblenetwork.com
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