Samsung is readying its personal smartphone-to-satellite communication platform

There was hypothesis that Samsung might use smartphone-to-satellite know-how in its Galaxy S23 very similar to Apple has for the iPhone 14, however that did not occur ultimately. Now, the corporate has unveiled a brand new standardized 5G NTN (non-terrestrial community) modem that can allow two-way communication between smartphones and satellites. The know-how will enable customers to ship and obtain calls, textual content messages and information with out the necessity for a mobile community, and will likely be built-in into Samsung’s future Exynos chips.

The intention is to permit individuals in mountains, deserts or different distant areas to communication with others in important conditions. 5G NTN conforms to third Era Partnership Challenge (3GPP Launch 17) requirements, which means it really works with conventional communication companies from chip producers, smartphone makers and telecoms.

Nonetheless, Samsung indicated that the tech might finally be used to transmit high-definition images and even video, on high of texts and calls. It simulated the tech utilizing its Exynos Modem 5300 platform “to precisely predict satellite tv for pc places and reduce frequency offsets brought on by Doppler shift,” the corporate mentioned. That may assist pave the way in which for hybrid terrestrial-NTN networks “in preparation for the arrival of 6G,” mentioned Samsung VP Min Goo Kim. 

At CES 2023, Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon Satellite tv for pc, know-how that may enable smartphones to ship messages when no mobile sign is obtainable. It’s going to work in smartphones which have each the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and X70 modem system, plus some extra radios. Since Samsung’s Galaxy S23 has each chips, it was thought the machine could provide satellite tv for pc communication know-how to match Apple’s iPhone 14. 

Nonetheless, Samsung cell expertise VP TM Roh mentioned it wasn’t the perfect second, as satellite tv for pc performance remains to be pretty restricted. “When there may be the proper timing, infrastructure and the know-how is prepared, then after all for Samsung Galaxy, for our cell division, we’d additionally actively contemplate adopting this function as properly,” he instructed CNET in an interview.