CES 2023: Qualcomm launches Snapdragon satellite; Two-way satellite-based messaging for Android phones coming soon
Qualcomm, the American semiconductor manufacturer behind Snapdragon chipsets on mobile platforms, announced satellite-based two-way messaging for smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 (CES 2023). . The company’s Snapdragon Satellite solution will allow users to send and receive emergency messages, SMS and texts across other messaging apps on Android smartphones globally. The feature will first come to the company’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile-based devices. A similar feature is available on Apple’s latest iPhones, allowing users to send SOS emergency messages over a satellite connection.
The company has affiliated with satellite telecommunications company Iridic to provide services to users around the globe. The Snapdragon satellite will be powered by the Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System and will use the constellation of Iridium satellites orbiting the earth, allowing manufacturers to offer services around the world, according to the report. Qualcomm.
It should be noted that Apple Emergency SOS via satellite Current feature only available in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Ireland.
Qualcomm’s satellite-based messaging service is expected to launch in some regions sometime in the second half of 2023. The company is also planning to expand the feature beyond smartphones to laptops. hands, tablets, vehicles, and IoT devices. It is intended for manufacturers and application developers to develop exclusive features and applications based on the capabilities of Snapdragon Satellite.
Garmin, the company that makes popular GPS-based activity-tracking smartwatches, has said it plans to work with Qualcomm to bring the feature to its devices. Garmin watches have their own SOS feature, Garmin’s FeedbackFires when the user presses the SOS button, connecting them to the Garming Response team for rescue or assistance.
The Snapdragon Satellite feature promises to provide “pole-to-pole” coverage for satellite-based two-way messaging in remote, rural, and offshore locations, in addition to emergency use The service can also be used for entertainment purposes.There is currently no word from the company on whether smartphones in India will support Snapdragon Satellite when it launches later in the year. now.
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