Operator Transparent delighted with the opportunities offered by direct communication between satellites and smartphones. In addition to the benefits, the company is also analyzing possible limitations that would need to be worked around in a hypothetical implementation of the feature. The issue was considered on March 22 Carlos CamardellaClaro/StarOne telecoms consultant, on the first day Forum of innovative operatorspromoted mobile time This teletime.

At the event, the professional emphasized that the first intention will be to integrate constellations of low earth orbit satellites (Low Earth Orbit / LEO) and compatible mobile phones. First, the focus will be on emergency services such as assistance in isolated areas and/or situations of risk. In the future, the range will gradually expand.

For a service to be viable, technological changes must be implemented. Nowadays, even in the best conditions downlink between devices 1 Mbps – not enough for more complex tasks. In practice, the speed would be even lower: about 500 Kbps. To further complicate the situation, uplink more limited: o 100 kbps.

Technical limitations in communication between smartphones and satellites

Camarella adds: “these are limited services, but the consumer will be connected all the time“. When the subject is the use of technology in various fields, for example, in Internet of Things (IoT/Internet of Things), although this is sufficient for some basic applications, it would be necessary adapted terminals take advantage. Even if alternatives exist to work around some of these limitations, the professional notes that business models need to be restructured to make change possible.

Even with all the updates needed to deliver a working service model, progress will be significant. Launches of chipsets adapted for integration, mainly due to media library This Qualcomm, will matter. Collaboration between LEO constellations and operators is already underway and this idea is not exclusive Transparent. With the popularization of the service, partnerships will become more common, which will facilitate the process for all participants.

The event took place between March 22 and 23 at the WTC Events Center in Sao Paulo. what is your opinion about this topic? Share your point of view in this post and follow our social media to stay updated!

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Source: mobiletime, Innovative Operators.

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