Defy Satellite Link: Motorola turns your cell phone into a satellite phone with this keychain

• The Motorola Defy Satellite Link is barely larger than a keychain.
• It is a satellite modem that can be connected to your cell phone via Bluetooth.
• It will be available from April for 119 euros.

The Defy Satellite Link, which measures 70 x 50 x 11 millimeters and weighs 70 grams, is connected to an iPhone or Android cell phone via Bluetooth and can, if desired, establish a connection to the Bullitt Satellite Connect service. Provided you have the appropriate subscription, this enables emergency calls to be made, but also conventional text messages can be sent via satellite. So you can stay in touch with your loved ones even in the most remote corners of the earth. Of course you can also share your location via the device.

price and availability

Bullitt Satellite Connect was already presented at CES in Las Vegas. Subscriptions are available from as little as EUR 4.99 per month. The SOS Assist with 24/7 access to the emergency call centers provided by FocusPoint International is available free of charge for the first year. The Motorola Defy Satellite Link itself will cost 119 euros and will be available in stores from April.

If you buy the device in a bundle with a subscription, you can save. For example, you can get the device and an annual subscription for the service for 169 euros, which allows you to send and receive 30 messages a month. This is comparatively cheap. Garmin, for example, offers a similar gadget with the inReach Messenger. This costs EUR 299.99 and the associated subscription costs at least EUR 19.99 per month.

The keychain is so sturdy

The Motorola Defy Satellite Link is IP68 dust and water resistant and also has military standard certification. The integrated battery has a capacity of 600 mAh and can be charged via USB. An SOS button on the device allows an emergency call to be made quickly, even without a mobile phone.

Also interesting…

The gadget can be seen in action at the MWC in Barcelona, ​​which starts on Monday (February 27). There, the Bullitt Group, which now stands behind the Motorola Defy brand, will also present a new outdoor smartphone, the Cat S75. This has directly installed the technology from the Defy Satellite Link. You can test Bullitt Satellite Connect with the device free of charge for 3 months after purchase.