Bullitt Group and MediaTek have entered in a partnership to launch a satellite-to-mobile messaging smartphone. It is coming in the first quarter of 2023. According to the British smartphone manufacturer, the satellite service on this smartphone isn’t like any currently available. The coming device will be the first to make use of MediaTek’s 3GPP NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) chipset.
With this chip and some proprietary software, the coming Bullitt device will provide stable messaging with a satellite connection. Once there is no available cellular or WiFi connection, this device will intelligently switch to a nearby satellite for messaging services. For the official release, this device will be able to maintain messaging with contacts over the satellite connection.
This stands out from what Huawei and Apple offer with their satellite connectivity features. With these two brands, the satellite is only used to contact emergencies for help when in an area without a cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Somehow, Bullitt Group and MediaTek have been able to perfect this technology after 18 months of working on it together.
More on the coming satellite messaging smartphone from Bullitt Group & MediaTek
MediaTek, one of the partners in the development of this coming smartphone, is one of the world’s leading chip manufacturers. Their chips are in use in some of the best-performing Android devices available for purchase today.
Bullitt Group on the other hand is a British smartphone manufacturing company that has made a name in the rugged smartphone industry. They are responsible for the production of rugged smartphones like the Motorola Defy. Bringing the available information about these two companies can give insight into the coming smartphone from the partnership.
Let’s see what we’ll get here. This sure sounds promising, even though this smartphone is still a mystery. It will aim at a particular type of consumer, though, of course.
2022-11-30 15:10:11