Qualcomm What is the announcement? A new solution called Snapdragon Satellite is coming to its flagship. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform Which will be present in premium phones later this year. With Snapdragon satellites, OEMs and service providers will be able to offer “true global coverage” through Iridium’s weather-flexible L-band spectrum.
The data you’ll be able to send via satellites won’t include the full range of data you’re used to sending over normal mobile networks, instead, Snapdragon Satellites will be able to send emergency messaging, SMS messaging, and other messaging applications. will enable While you shouldn’t expect it on your mid-range phone either, Qualcomm says it’s coming to premium devices first in select regions.
“Strong and reliable connectivity is at the heart of premium experiences. Snapdragon Satellite demonstrates our history of leadership in enabling global satellite communications and our ability to bring high-end innovation to mobile devices at scale,” said Durga Maladi, Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Cellular Modems and Infrastructure, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. said This new addition to our Snapdragon platform positions us strongly to enable satellite communications capabilities and service offerings across multiple device categories in premium smartphones later this year.
While the hardware will initially come to high-end phones, Qualcomm has expressed that Snapdragon Satellite could expand to other devices including laptops, tablets, vehicles and IoT. OEMs and app developers will eventually be able to launch branded services that use satellite connectivity, the company said, but again, that sounds like it’ll be further down the road. Additionally, Qualcomm says Snapdragon Satellite 5G will support Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) as the bridge becomes more widely available.
