cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2632247 (!android@lemdro.id)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2632133 (!samsung@lemdro.id)
Submitted 1 year ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s24-satellite-connectivity-confirmed/
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2632247 (!android@lemdro.id)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2632133 (!samsung@lemdro.id)
Great to know. Lack of broadband is one of the main things keeping me from going to space
Now you can plan your trip to Uranus.
Can you explain a little more about what this is and why it would be a game changer. I’m still stuck in the “satellite Internet is garbage” mindset. I know people are generally pretty happy with starlink though.
One key difference is the orbit of the satellites.
Traditional satellite Internet uses a constellation of 10’s of satellites in geostationary orbit (35,000 km elevation) - since they are so far away relatively few satellites are needed but latency and bandwidth are pretty bad.
Next gen satellite Internet like starlink and kuiper use constellations of 1000’s of satellites in low earth orbit (550km elevation). These are super close so latency is much better, but you need way more satellites to get consistent coverage- but that also means bandwidth can be much better too.
These low earth orbit satellites are so close that they can basically put standard cellular antenna on them and they act like cell towers in space. Your phone can use the same antenna it already has to connect to them. But the signal is pretty weak so to start they will only support text messaging. Still, that’s good enough to replace things like my Garmin InReach so I’m pretty excited.
At least that’s my understanding from the T-Mobile and starlink partnership- this Samsung thing might be something slightly different.
So no escape? And more satellites?
As a backpacker, this is good news.
Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Connects to satellite and uses mmwaves, cant receive fm radio
dgriffith@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Size of the antenna for satellites and mmwaves : 10mm, size of the antenna for FM radio: 40cm.
poopkins@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It also doesn’t have a tape deck!