Qualcomm has announced that it is ending its partnership with Iridium to release a proprietary satellite communication feature for Android.
Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced a partnership with satellite connectivity provider Iridium to create Snapdragon Satellite, a proprietary technology to connect smartphones to satellites in order to provide emergency and other services. Ten months after the plan was announced, the companies are already calling it off. As reported by CNBC, Qualcomm blames phone makers for the death of the feature, saying that there wasn't much interest from brands to include the proprietary feature.
We expect to continue to collaborate with Iridium on standards-based solutions while discontinuing efforts on the proprietary solution that was introduced earlier this year,” the company said. Iridium CEO Matt Desch said in a statement, 'While I’m disappointed that this partnership didn’t bear immediate fruit, we believe the direction of the industry is clear toward increased satellite connectivity in consumer devices.
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