HE Android 14 It was only supposed to be released in 2023, but one of the features that will be found in Google’s next generation operating system has appeared today (1st). we are talking about satellite link supportIt was announced by Hiroshi Lockheimer, Senior Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems at Big Tech.
According to the executive, the Mountain View company will “support its partners to make all this possible.” wake up Between SpaceX and T-Mobile. Soon, they will be able to access the internet signal provided by the operator’s users in the United States. installed antennas Starlink satellites.
Lockheimer explained that this type of connection will differ from the experience of using the internet over 4G LTE or new 5G networks in terms of speed and engagement time, among other things. Firstly, Satellites should only provide 2 Mbps to 4 Mbps bandwidth for mobile phones.
It’s crazy to think about user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites. When we launched the G1 in ’08, it was very difficult to get 3G + Wifi to work. Now we are designing for satellites. Cool! We’re excited to support our partners in enabling all this in the next version of Android!
— Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) September 1, 2022
The reduced speed of this type of connection was also addressed by the CEO of SpaceX. elon musk last week. At the time, the billionaire confirmed that Tesla cars will also be able to access the internet via satellite next year, enabling basic functions to be used anywhere in the US.
Emergency focused use
just like us Musk automaker electric carsa satellite internet on smartphones will focus primarily on use for emergencies. The aim is to eliminate the “dead zones” where the connection provided by the base stations does not reach.
According to Musk, such a connection based on reduced speeds could support “1,000 to 2,000 simultaneous voice calls or hundreds of thousands of text messages.” In addition to SMS and MMS, T-Mobile plans to include “selected messengers” in the program. satellite service you will provide to customers.
this emergency satellite link for mobile phones It should start rolling out to the operator with the beta launch of the service at the end of 2023. In addition to Android 14, iOS should also offer the same kind of support, starting with iPhone 14, regardless of being connected to a mobile network.
Source: Tec Mundo
