Bullitt brand and Mediatek make the first phone with the possibility of satellite messaging

It seems that the next generation of communication technologies after 5G will not be 6G but satellite communication. After launching this feature on Huawei and Apple phones and announcing the cooperation of T-Mobile and SpaceX, now the British company Bullitt has claimed that it wants to surpass the competitors in cooperation with Mediatek and the first smartphone with the possibility Messaging via satellite to supply

A system that Bullitt He pointed out that, unlike Apple’s emergency message system, it allows the user to easily communicate via satellite to anyone which is only connected to normal telecommunications networks to send messages.

Bullitt is a company known for making rugged phones for companies like Cat and of course the Motorola Defy. These products are usually used by people who are outside the city and away from the coverage of telecommunication towers. Therefore, it is logical that this company wants to provide such a feature to its fans.

The Bullitt communicates with the satellite without any fuss

This project is actually from 18 months ago In partnership with Mediatek Has begun. The phones that will eventually come to the market can Within 10 seconds Connect to the satellite and send messages. In fact, these products will automatically connect to the satellite if the communication with the telecommunication towers is lost.

Currently, there is not much information about how this messaging system will work, but the company emphasized that the process will be very easy. A few months ago, MediaTek tested a modem called NTN in the lab that simulated communication with satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).

According to Bullitt’s claim, the first phones that will use the two-way communication service with satellite, in The first season of 2023 They come to the market. These products support free emergency messaging with the help of satellites for up to one year, but it is not clear what the price of using this service will be in the future.