Abstract: Examples include a communication converter including a RF signal port for coupling the communication converter to terrestrial RF transceiver, an antenna port for coupling the communication converter to a satellite antenna, a terrestrial-to-satellite (T/S) conversion unit configured to receive via the RF signal port terrestrial RF communication signals generated by the terrestrial RF transceiver and convert them into uplink satellite communication signals, a satellite-to-terrestrial (S/T) conversion unit configured to receive via the antenna port downlink satellite communication signals received by the satellite antenna and extract therefrom terrestrial RF communication signals thereby carried, and a detection unit configured to detect at least the reception of the terrestrial RF communication signals, and generate based thereon data/signals for setting mode of operation of the communication converter into a T/S mode or a S/T mode.

Abstract: A communication method that includes using a software app on a local computing device to initiate sending a message to a recipient, determining that a cellular network is not available to the app, and sending, by the app, the message as a digital packet by a personal area network (PAN) connection to a device paired with the local computing device.

Abstract: A device for communicating via satellite includes a transceiver unit operable to transmit a signal comprising a packet encoded by modulation of a carrier wave from the device to a satellite, a controller unit coupled to the transceiver unit and operable to control operations of the transceiver unit; and a personal area network (PAN) connection that communicatively couples the device with a smartphone. The transceiver unit modulates the carrier wave with the packet via chirp spread spectrum modulation or similar and sends the signal to the satellite within a designated band of frequency such as the L-, S-, C-, X-, Ku, Ka, Q-, or V-Band of spectrum.

Abstract: A satellite communication system includes a server system and a transceiver array communicatively positioned between the server system and a satellite ground station. The transceiver array is operable to receive a modulated signal from the satellite via the satellite ground station, demodulate the signal into a digital packet, and send the digital packet via internet protocol (IP) to the server system. The server system reads an identify of a recipient device from the packet and operates the transceiver array to modulate the packet by spread spectrum modulation and send the packet to the recipient device via a designated band of frequency of spectrum to a satellite.

Abstract: Examples include a communication converter including a RF signal port for coupling the communication converter to terrestrial RF transceiver, an antenna port for coupling the communication converter to a satellite antenna, a terrestrial-to-satellite (T/S) conversion unit configured to receive via the RF signal port terrestrial RF communication signals generated by the terrestrial RF transceiver and convert them into uplink satellite communication signals, a satellite-to-terrestrial (S/T) conversion unit configured to receive via the antenna port downlink satellite communication signals received by the satellite antenna and extract therefrom terrestrial RF communication signals thereby carried, and a detection unit configured to detect at least the reception of the terrestrial RF communication signals, and generate based thereon data/signals for setting mode of operation of the communication converter into a T/S mode or a S/T mode.