Qualcomm is looking to leapfrog Apple by offering emergency satellite service using Android smartphones.
Qualcomm Inc. is looking to leapfrog Apple Inc. by offering emergency satellite phone service using Android smartphones, with specific product announcements expected by the middle of the year.
At the CES tech event in Las Vegas, Qualcomm QCOM announced it has partnered with satellite network Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM on Snapdragon Satellite, a service where next-generation smartphones will run Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG GOOGL Android operating system. For now, the service is just for messaging, which uses less bandwidth than voice services that require a constant connection.
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