What is the use of mobile phones to support satellite communication?Do consumers spend more money?

Zhongxin Jingwei, September 6th (Chang Tao) The silent smartphone market has attracted much attention because of the "Shangxin" satellite communication function.

On the 6th, Huawei released the first Volkswagen Smart Mobile Mate 50 series that supports Beidou satellite communication news. The day before, Geely, a subsidiary of Geely, who acquired 79.09%of Meizu Technology, announced that it will launch the world's first direct low -orbit satellite consumer mobile phone. According to media reports, the upcoming iPhone 14 series will also support satellite communication functions.

What is the use of mobile phone support satellite communication? What are the advantages? Do consumers spend more money for this?

The technology of "breaking through the sky"

According to Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business, the Huawei Mate 50 series has no network signals on the ground, such as desert, sea, mountains, etc. If there is communication needs, they can still send messages through the Unicom APP. In addition, through the Beidou satellite news, the Huawei Mate 50 series can also generate a trajectory with one click to send it out, allowing rescuers to obtain the position in time and accurately.

Zhongxin Jingwei reporter noticed that at the press conference, Yu Chengdong did not introduce the new communication technology he had previously called "breaking up to the sky".

In fact, satellite communication is not new technology, and it can even be said to be quite mature and widely used. However, it is relatively fresh to integrate this technology into commercial mobile phones.

Satellite communication, that is, through the sky's communication satellites to send and receive information, such as text and voice, often used in characteristic areas and groups and groups of characteristics such as geological exploration, ocean transportation, forest patrol, etc., the communication efficiency is relatively low and expensive. Satellite communication also has requirements for devices. For example, the antenna power is required to be large and anti -interference. Therefore, common satellite phones are basically equipped with a long antenna, and generally can only be used in outdoor scenes.

Applying satellite communication technology to smartphones can be said to make up for the lack of operator's signal network coverage. For example, in the "signal desert" areas such as the ocean and forests, satellite communication can give mobile phones the ability to call and send text messages. As for becoming a "brick".

Is it difficult to communicate with satellite on mobile phones?

One day before the release of the Huawei Mate 50 series, Geely's Star Times Company also announced that it would launch the world's first direct low -orbit satellite consumer -grade mobile phone, making people "never loses". Earlier, Tianfeng International Analyst Guo Mingzheng broke the news that the Apple iPhone 14 series released on September 8 will also support satellite communication functions and rush to complete the hardware test of the function before the press conference.

According to media reports, Google has also recently announced that the next generation of Android systems will also support mobile satellite communication functions. The preview of Android 14 developers is expected to start in March 2023. This means that all Android phones equipped with Android 14 systems in the future are expected to support this technology.

So why do many mobile phone manufacturers announce the technology of "new"? Is it difficult for the mobile phone to connect to satellite communication? What are the advantages?

Telecom analyst Fu Liang told the reporter of China Sinking Jingwei that satellite communication technology was relatively mature and incorporated the technology into the mobile terminal, which has certain practicality, but how many functions can be achieved by the combination of the two remains to be observed. Fu Liang said, "If you can only realize SMS, that is, the textbook function, it is still more delicious. Of course, technical fusion is a process. In the future, ordinary mobile terminals will inevitably achieve satellite calls and Internet access, but in the short term, they will not be able to do it in the short term. ,quite difficult."

Xiang Ligang, an observer of the communications industry, said in an interview with China New Jingwei reporters that satellite communication technology is relatively mature, but it is still difficult to use on ordinary commercial mobile phones. It is because it is difficult and useful. significance. However, Xiang Ligang also reminded that there are still many technical problems that need to be solved by the combination of the two. "It is not as mature as we think."

"For example, the satellite communication system itself is more complicated. Our common satellite phone has a very long antenna. This antenna will also be improved in the mobile phone. Balance is a test. "Xiang Ligang said.

Do consumers spend more money for this?

It is worth mentioning that at present, the price and tariff standards of a satellite phone are not close to the people. Zhongxin Jingwei reporters noticed that on the e -commerce platform, the price of a portable satellite phone was between 5,000 and 10,000 yuan, and some even tens of thousands of yuan. In terms of tariffs, taking the use of maritime satellites in China as an example, except for 200 yuan to enter the network fee, the fee per minute is about 1.8 yuan.

So, after the mobile phone supports satellite communication, does the user pay for it?

Fu Liang said that users must pay more through satellite communication through ordinary mobile phones. This part of high -cost mobile phone manufacturers may be difficult to bear, but it is not clear how to pass the charges. "It may eventually be collected by the operator. After all, for users, it is more troublesome to set up another charging system outside the operator." Fu Liang said.

Xiang Ligang also believes that users must pay more through satellite communication through ordinary mobile phones, and the tariffs will not be cheap. "The current charging method is uncertain and may follow the operator channel, but it will definitely not be very cheap. Because it requires high operation and maintenance costs, and this resource is relatively scarce, the corresponding threshold will be high. The possibility of charging is relatively high. "Xiang Ligang said.

It is understood that the Huawei Mate50 is priced at 4,999 yuan, the Huawei Mate50 Pro is priced at 6,799 yuan, the pre -sale is launched at 18:08 on September 6, and it is officially launched at 10:08 on September 21.(For more report clues, please contact the author of this article: [email protected]) (Zhongxin Jingwei APP) Zhongxin Jingwei all rights reserved, without written authorization, no company or individual may reprint, extract or use it in other ways.

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