GoTenna co-founder Daniela Perdomo knows that her startup has been “quiet for a long time,” but she said it’s for a good reason — the team has been busy turning its prototype into something that could ...

Losing touch with the outside world during calamitous events like natural disasters is still a serious concern even in this age of what seems to be constant connectivity. goTenna addresses this ...

Whether it be in the wilderness or at a crowded event, there is nothing more frustrating for many people than the dreaded no signal icon or "message not sent" being displayed on their smartphone ...

After Hurricane Sandy, Daniela Perdomo never again wanted to be in a situation where she needed cell service but couldn’t get it. “I was just sitting there thinking, we don’t have Wi-Fi, we don’t have ...

When there's no network coverage or internet access, smartphones are rendered useless as a communications tool. The goTenna tackled this by allowing smartphones to communicate via their own ...

The Urban Prepper reviews GoTenna Mesh performance, assessing its effectiveness for reliable emergency communications off the ...

GoTenna, which created an off-the-grid communication device of the same name that earned our Editors' Choice, is rolling out a new product—the GoTenna Mesh. Where the first GoTenna product was able to ...

GoTenna is best known for its outdoors-oriented consumer products that let you text and share locations between smartphones off the grid. But the company has found that government work — military, ...

The Brooklyn-based startup is offering a solution for off-the-grid travelers who need low-cost connectivity for their smartphone -- and it doesn't rely on satellites. Nick Statt was a staff reporter ...

Inspired by the downed cell towers and utility outages of Hurricane Sandy, the folks at goTenna wanted a way to keep smartphones connected even when the grid fails. What they came up with is a ...

If you've ever been at a music festival where too many people are trying to use their phones, or wandered away from your friends on a hike, you're probably familiar with the drag of losing cell ...

This is a seriously good idea: A device that works with your smartphone and turns it into what amounts to a CB radio. This means that even when you have no cell service you’ll be able to send and ...