Back at CES 2023, Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon Satellite for Android phones to enable communications anywhere on Earth in emergency situations. And now Qualcomm has announced the first adopters of the technology with the aim of soon implementing the same on future smartphones. Check out the details below.
Xiaomi Vivo and more partner with Qualcomm for Snapdragon Satellite
Qualcomm, at MWC 2023, announced that it has partnered with Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Nothing and even Honor to soon introduce satellite communications to its phones.
This will be enabled by the Snapdragon Satellite, which is a two-way messaging service, which aims to deliver truly global pole-to-pole coverage. This even supports third-party messaging platforms. To recall, Apple first brought satellite communication to the iPhone 14 series, but it does not support third-party apps.
For this, Qualcomm has partnered with Irium, which is a global satellite communications company. Snapdragon Satellite is backed by Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF Systems and Iridium's satellite constellations.
