Dual terrestrial-satellite network letting any off-the-shelf Bluetooth chip device transmit location globally without custom hardware — 100M+ access points across 2,500+ cities.
Hubble Satellite/Terrestrial BLE Network
Dual terrestrial-satellite network letting any off-the-shelf Bluetooth chip device transmit location globally without custom hardware — 100M+ access points across 2,500+ cities.
Description
Hubble created what it describes as the world's first Bluetooth connection to space, extending standard BLE chips into a global tracking network. Devices connect first via a live terrestrial network of over 100 million Bluetooth-scanning access points (phones, gateways) covering 2,500+ cities and roughly 3 million square miles, with a satellite layer for fully remote and off-grid coverage. No firmware or hardware changes are needed beyond a software update, data is AES end-to-end encrypted, and the company provides an open SDK/API with a free sandbox test tier before scaling to production.
Specifications
| Terrestrial access points | 100M+ |
|---|---|
| Cities covered | 2,500+ |
| Area covered | ~3M+ square miles |
| Encryption | AES end-to-end |
| Device compatibility | Standard Bluetooth (BLE) chips |