Adeyemi Matthew
Unlike the Cellular networks that depend on cellular towers, the Satellite connectivity provides communication services through satellites.
After SpaceX and T-Mobile disclosed plans to provide direct
satellite communication to devices, tech giant Google has now confirmed that
the next Android 14 will support satellite connectivity.
"Wild to think about user experiences for phones that
can connect to satellites. When we launched G1 in '08, it was a stretch to get
3G + Wifi working," Hiroshi Lockheimer, Senior Vice President of Platforms
and Ecosystems at Google, tweeted.
HTC Dream, also known as T-Mobile G1, was the first Android
phone to release, in 2008.
"Now we are designing for satellites. Cool! Excited to
support our partners in enabling all of this in the next version of
Android," said Lockheimer.
The release of the operating system is likely in
mid-to-late-2023, as per a 9to5Google report. Satellite connectivity on phones
is primarily aimed at emergency situations and getting rid of cellular dead
zones, the report said.
According to Lockheimer, compared to standard Long-Term
Evolution (LTE) and 5G connections, user experiences for phones that can
connect to satellites will be different.
Wild to think about user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites. When we launched G1 in '08 it was a stretch to get 3G + Wifi working. Now we're designing for satellites. Cool! Excited to support our partners in enabling all of this in the next version of Android!
— Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) September 1, 2022
This year’s iPhone 14 lineup could reportedly be launched
with satellite connectivity and will be a few of the first smartphones to have
support for the service.
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, satellite communication
was one of iPhone 14's test items before mass production, and Apple had
completed hardware tests for this feature.
The iPhone 14 lineup is expected to be announced during the Apple event on September 7.
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