However, the initiative ran into difficulties as smartphone manufacturers did not integrate the technology into their devices, leading Qualcomm to terminate the agreement. The collapse of the partnership stems from a failure to provide satellite communications on Android phones, in contrast to Apple’s success in providing satellite communications for emergency messages in its latest iPhone models.
Iridium, which has 66 low-orbit satellites, believes there is great potential in the satellite phone market and plans to collaborate with other smartphone component manufacturers, chip manufacturers and operating system developers. Other companies, including SpaceX and AT&T, are also exploring satellite communications.
Source: Ferra
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