Around August last year, Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released the latest analysis report saying: iPhone13 series may support low-orbit satellite communication. The hardware of
iPhone13 will support low-orbit satellite communication. After this function is enabled, you can make calls or send messages through satellites even without 4G/5G coverage.
Revelations are originally true and false. But this news still sparked heated discussions, and even once became a hot search on Weibo and .
resulted in iPhone 13 series released, the function of satellite phone still failed to be realized. The reason why
can send out the message of satellite calls is that I guess the main reason is that Qualcomm specially customized X60 baseband chip , which itself supports satellite calls.
So in this regard, Apple is at the forefront of the industry.
I can understand everyone's mood, after all, this means that even if the iPhone network is unstable and the signal is bad, basic communication is guaranteed through satellite calls.
However, the signal of iPhone 13 this year is not that bad, right?
Results I found that Bloomberg's Mark Gulman didn't seem to give up on this matter. He said that Apple plans to bring satellite connectivity to Apple Watch in the future, so that emergency text messages and SOS help functions can be directly implemented on the wearer's wrist.
/Photo source: Bloomberg
will also be launched in the iPhone 14 series. Satellite connection will enable iPhone to send short messages to emergency contacts through the satellite network without having to go through the operator.
But I think if the iPhone can really support satellite calls, it may still only support some countries and regions, and the national version may also be cancelled or blocked.
In fact, in real life, there have been examples of using low-orbit satellite systems for communication, such as Musk's other business, Starlink, which is a good example.
Starlink is an Starlink composed of thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites. In order to provide low-cost, high-performance Internet access anywhere in the world, of course, if you want to use it, you must obtain government permission from the country where the user is located.
At the same time, Starlink requires a dedicated terminal to decode the dedicated Starlink protocol and convert satellite signals into Wi-Fi, so that mobile phones, computers and other devices can access terminals connected to the router through Ethernet cables.
/Photo source: Starlink
In addition, the speed is not that exaggerated. According to the data provided by Starlink official website, the network speed of the user side is about 100~200Mb/s, and the delay is about 20ms.
/Photo source: Starlink
In fact, this is not much faster than the domestic Internet speed.
This wave of operation is not only troublesome, but the spectrum will not penetrate obstacles such as roofs or walls, so it is not suitable for use in all scenarios. The official has clearly stated that the effect will be better in outdoor or remote areas.
/Photo source: Starlink
Students in China should not think about it, this thing is not useful at all.
There is also satellite communication in China. Companies such as China Telecom and Satellite Communications have also launched satellite communication services, but they mainly serve sea transportation, aircraft and other fields. The price is not cheap at all.
And usually satellite phones look like this, after all, high-performance signal receivers are essential.
I believe everyone can understand that whether it is design or tariff, it is basically impossible to experience satellite communication through iPhone. Besides, this has also moved the cake, right?
So, it’s better for everyone to watch this kind of news. It’s too difficult to implement, so it’s better to work hard in another direction.
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