We have already talked about how Qualcomm will collaborate with several manufacturers to launch terminals compatible with satellite messaging. However, this technology has been described to us with a greater level of detail than that initially obtained by the company, and it is that although Qualcomm is collaborating with companies such as Honor, Motorola, Nothing, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, some existing terminals will already be able to enjoy Qualcomm Satellite.
Something important and that we have already mentioned is that it will be free, since it is a system designed for emergency situations where we are unable to contact anyone through any other means due to a no coverage situation. However, when using the Iridium network, An API will also be offered for those developers who want to use the service for other than emergency uses.
This for now will work with terminals that have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2a processor that although it is very recent, It is already deployed in millions of terminals around the world. However, in the absence of confirmation, this does not mean that the terminals that have already been sold with this processor can access the Iridium satellite networkso it will be necessary to see in which direction this process advances.
Eventually we will see this functionality deployed in lower models, as they are still doing validation work, but in the emergency cases detailed above, We may be able to provide access to our location so that emergency services can find us as quickly as possible.
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Jordi Bercial
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