Apple marked a before and following in the sector with the launch of an emergency system that allows you to send SOS messages or calls from an iPhone 14. Even This interesting system has already saved some lives.
Well, we bring good news, because Qualcomm will offer the same technology for any compatible mobile. It has been during CES 2023 when Qualcom has announced that it has developed its new chip Snapdragon Satellite.
We are talking regarding a mobile processor that allows connection via satellite with which we can communicate in coverage areas. And it will be included in any phone that includes these components.
In the future, all mobiles will have satellite connection
The truth is it was expected that little by little more models would receive this important function and that it has already saved lives, but we did not expect it so soon.
evidently, will not be available in 2023 for everyonebut this year we will see the first Android phones with satellite connection, and surely in 2024 the first mid-range with this new Snapdragon Satellite chip will begin to arrive.
Qualcomm Satellite | Qualcomm
Something similar to what happened with fingerprint readers, an element that began to appear in the most advanced models to end up being a standard in the sector.
Snapdragon Satellite will allow you to have a satellite connection on any Android phone
According to the functionality of the Snapdragon Satellite, the company affirms that it will only be necessary to have a mobile connectivity plan via satellite to have coverage anywhere.
In addition, it will be compatible with 5G NTN connections (non terrestrial networks) so the coverage will be total. Of course, for now we can only send SMS messages, but later they have indicated that they will allow calls.
Even so, it is excellent news for the sector, since we will see more and more phones with satellite connection to be able to send an emergency SMS message when we are in a risky situation.
Regarding the launch of the first models that will have the new Snapdragon Satellite chip, at the moment Qualcomm has not indicated anything in this regard. It has only confirmed that this new processor will reach some regions that it has not revealed, although the US will be among them with complete certainty, and that the first phones will arrive in the second half of 2023.
Taking into account that the Samsung Galaxy S23 will be presented in February and that it will hit the market in March or April, it might be the first model to have Qualcomm’s satellite chip.
