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Tag: satellitecomms

Qualcomm and Iridium’s satellite link-up deal not going ahead as smartphone makers are not buying it

2023-11-112023-11-11 Danie
Side view of a smartphone being held by by two hands.

According to Iridium, the companies developed and demonstrated the technology, but it appears that smartphone makers have not implemented the feature in their Snapdragon-based devices. Iridium said Qualcomm therefore notified it on November 3 of […]

Blogsatellitecomms, technology

Live Animation of over 5000 Starlink Satellites as well as GPS satellites around Earth

2023-09-232023-09-23 Danie
Illustration of the Earth from spcae above Africa, with thousands of white dots each representing a Starlink satellite in orbit.

This is quite an interesting animation which really highlights very well how good the Starlink satellite coverage is. Even for continents like Africa there is pretty good coverage, and over the vast oceans as well. […]

Blogsatellitecomms, starlink, technology

The Motorola Defy satellite dongle tested: Essential plan starts from $5 per month

2023-09-182023-09-18 Danie
A hand holding a flat oval shaped grey plastic dongle, a bright orange button on the right side, with the label SOS next to it.

“I think [satellite connectivity] is going to start coming in as a feature in the high end and then become just a default feature for flagship phones,” he said. “It’s relatively easy to take our […]

Blogsatellitecomms, SOS, technology

First two-way cellphone call made via satellite using an unmodified Galaxy S22 phone and a BlueWalker 3 satellite

2023-04-262023-04-26 Danie
Three people standing in a rural setting, with woman in foreground holding smartphone in front of her and looking at the screen

AST SpaceMobile claims it is building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible by standard smartphones. They plan to deliver a global cellular network from space. In a briefing early last year, the […]

Blogsatellite, satellitecomms, technology, telephony

Huawei Mate 50 launched — with satellite texting and an iPhone-like notch

2022-09-072022-09-07 Danie
Rear of a smartphone. In the background is a view of the night sky with a satellite in orbit.

Huawei has launched its latest flagship smartphone range — the Mate 50 series — with support for satellite texting in areas without cellular connectivity. The feature will allow users to communicate with China’s BeiDou Navigation […]

Bloghuawei, satellitecomms, satellitetext, smartphones, technology
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