Virginia - based UbiquitiLink has increased its total funding to $ 12 million after raising $ 5.2 m from apple 's " Rise of the Rest " Seed Fund and Blazar Ventures . UbiquitiLink aims to provide a battery - powered , roughly 2 hour internet service , with signals sent directly to customers ' phones . The firm is scheduled to launch a cell phone on a SpaceX rocket in the coming days , to test connectivity across 22 mobile operators .
Virginia-based UbiquitiLink has increased its total funding to $12m after raising $5.2m from Revolution's "Rise of the Rest" Seed Fund and Blazar Ventures. UbiquitiLink aims to offer a satellite-powered, roughly 2G internet service, with signals sent directly to customers' phones. The firm is scheduled to launch a cell tower on a SpaceX rocket in the coming days, to test connectivity across 22 mobile operators.