Mexico, Oct. 16 -- Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, has completed an-in-country first-of-its-kind direct-to-device (D2D) demonstration in Mexico - featuring native Short Message Service (SMS) messages on the Android smartphone.The demonstration showcased smartphones sending and receiving messages over Viasat's I-4 F3 satellite using 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) standards. In a country-first, native SMS messages were shared across two mass market Android smartphones, with one connected via satellite and the other to a traditional cellular network. Viasat also showcased satellite connectivity, including SMS and push-to-talk (PTT) capabilities, using the HMD Offgrid, a companion device, and the Bullit applicatio...