https://it-news.uk/tags/iot/ Recent content in Iot on IT News Hugo en-us Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/china-mobile-03-satellite-cell-signals-orbit/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/china-mobile-03-satellite-cell-signals-orbit/ <p>China Mobile is about to launch a satellite with a built-in cell tower.</p> <p>The 03 experimental satellite, set for liftoff in the coming days, carries an onboard base station capable of processing signals directly in orbit. That puts it ahead of the 02 satellite launched on June 9, which could only relay signals. The 03 satellite can decode and retransmit them instead — what the industry calls &ldquo;regeneration mode&rdquo; — giving it more control over how it handles traffic.</p>