高通發表Snapdragon衛星通訊方案
Date: 2023-01-30
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新聞說明
Qualcomm於 2023 CES 宣布與銥衛星( Irdium )達成協議,推出 Snapdragon Satellite 的衛星通訊解決方案,將為新一代 Android 旗艦手機帶來基於衛星的連網能力。
影響分析
低軌衛星的佈建於過去二年如火如荼的展開,就 Starlink 而言,至2022年底已部署了3,300顆衛星於軌道上,並於全球多個地區提供服務,主要透過地面接收站與路由器提供用戶寬頻網路,至於何時會啟動與個人行動裝置串聯,一直是外界期待的焦點。雖然Apple於2022年底宣佈以4.5億美元投資 Globalstar 建造的衛星呼救服務,並於iPhone14 提供緊急求救服務,但也僅此於北美地區且只能單向發送訊號,此次Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite 能讓用戶在非緊急情況下亦可與親友保持雙向的聯繫,根據展會的規劃,此服務將於2023下半年開始在部份地區推出。
與Apple的封閉系統不同,Snapdragon 廣泛使用於各大行動裝置品牌,再加上雙向通訊的特性,產品推出上市後,低軌衛星與行動裝置的連結才算正式的打開,而Qualcomm產品的推出亦將會形成競爭對手的壓力,有助於相關技術與服務的加速擴展。除此之外 Starlink 亦於2022年宣佈與 T-Mobile 合作,將由第二代 Starlink 衛星直接提供手機服務,而第二代即為後來所追加申請的29,988顆,其中FCC已於2022年底已核準了7,500顆。雖然6G的標準仍在討論當中,但由Qualcomm與starlink的動向來看,就商業面而言,低軌衛星融入行動通訊網路的時代已不遠了。
圖片來源:Qualcomm
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