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Huawei announced the first "breaking the sky" technology on the Mate 50 series, that is, the built-in Beidou satellite message hardware. In an environment without ground network coverage, text and location information can be sent out through the equipped Changlian App. This is also the first Volkswagen mobile phone in the industry that supports Beidou satellite message.
However, according to the official comments, currently Huawei Mate 50 series satellite communication only supports sending messages, not receiving, and must be used in an open and unobstructed environment, and only 30 messages are free per month. The main application scenario of this technology is to seek help from outdoors. Satellite communication on Apple iPhone 14 is also a way to save lives .
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But in Xiao Lei's view, most users basically do not use such a function. Sending messages in one direction means losing the possibility of communication. Even in the outdoor scene of asking for help, the mobile phone only completes the function of sending messages. As for whether the other party receives and responds, the person who sends the message does not know at all. This has a certain impact on the actual rescue efficiency. .
According to the blogger, he believes that the most likely feature of two-way mutual text messages is to be launched. Satellite communications of the next generation of mobile phones are expected to be the first to support this technology. In other words, Huawei Mate 60 may become the first model of this technology.
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Judging from the limitation of only 30 free items per month, the resources of satellite communication are limited than we imagined. After achieving two-way mutual transmission, it means that the use scenarios of satellite communication have undergone essential changes. Everyone can even use them as text messages under appropriate conditions. Xiao Lei believes that this will occupy more resources and bring greater pressure to the operation and maintenance of satellite communications. These pressures will eventually be transferred to consumers in the form of charge, not to mention voice calls, .
Perhaps one day, satellite communication will become popular just like WeChat. Only by promoting the construction of related services and facilities can satellite communication be applied to more scenarios. However, in Xiao Lei's opinion, as long as it is not a very remote place, it is basically covered by ground networks, and making phone calls and sending WeChat is basically no problem. Satellite communication is just an emergency means, and there is no need to develop it into one of the methods of daily communication.
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