- application scenarios
News has been leaking out before that this year’s Apple iPhone 14 may use the satellite communication function as one of its test projects, and Apple has completed the hardware test of this function. It is mainly used to provide emergency text messages or voice services. Whether to provide satellite communication services ultimately depends on whether Apple can reach a reasonable business model with telecom operators. Satellite connections on mobile phones are mainly aimed at emergency situations and getting rid of cellular dead zones. As a supplement to terrestrial cellular communication systems, they are mainly used in remote areas, ocean and sky scenes, and emergency disaster relief scenes where optical fiber and base stations are inconvenient to be deployed. . In the long run, it's that will support for data and voice communications.
- Android 14 satellite connection
Recently, Google senior vice president of platform and ecosystem Hiroshi Lockheimer said that although Google is currently releasing Android 13, it has also started the development of Android 14. He also said: When the first Android phone HTCG1 was released in 2008, it was very difficult to make 3G+WiFi work properly. Today, Google has begun working on to allow mobile phones to connect to satellites. Google will also include this feature in the next Android version (Android 14). Currently, the Google Android Beta program page has been updated. Google said: "The Android 13 QPR beta update will continue until March 2023, followed by the Android 14 beta." This means that the Android 14 developer preview may be released in March next year. start up.
- iPhone 13 also has
Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple has satellite connection technology, but whether the iPhone 14 will support satellite communication depends on "whether Apple and operators can solve the business model problem ." The iPhone 13 also has hardware that supports satellite communication, but because the business model problem was not solved, the satellite communication function was not ultimately implemented. At the same time, he believes that it is difficult to predict when the iPhone will be able to provide satellite communication services, but will "eventually" implement the function. If the iPhone can provide satellite communication services, iPhone 14 and later iPhone users will be able to send text messages and make voice calls through satellite connections. Huawei Mate 50 series will be officially released on September 6. Huawei Managing Director Yu Chengdong recently said that in the upcoming Mate50 series, Huawei will make another breakthrough in communication technology - "a technology that breaks the sky." Will
- change traditional communication?
Compared with the ambitions of hardware manufacturers, operators will definitely not give up on , and may face a tough battle with Apple. Mobile phone operator T-Mobile and space exploration technology company SpaceX announced a "satellite-to-cellular network" system last week. It is said that the system will support existing 5G mobile phones for satellite communications. Users using the system can Communicate from your smartphone anywhere in the United States. Nowadays, it seems that the focus of major manufacturers is no longer limited to 5G or 6G, which is still under development, but has invested in satellite connection technology. After all, for many users, satellite connection is still a relatively new concept. It has to be said that in the future, with the improvement of satellite connection technology, our traditional communication model may really change. Traditional telecom operators will face huge challenges if they do not make changes in this technological iteration. So here’s today’s question. Regarding the upcoming satellite connection communication technology, , do you think it will change the traditional communication method? In what way will traditional operators share this piece of cake?
