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August 29, 2021 06:36 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/29/22647252/the-iphone-13-5g-leo-satellite
The iPhone 13 could have satellite connectivity
Finally a fun iPhone 13 rumor! If Apple holds to its traditional schedule we’re mere weeks away from a new iPhone, and until now the rumors have been slight and, dare I say boring. Yet noted Apple prognosticator and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now claiming the iPhone 13 could have the ability to make satellite calls built right in, according to MacRumors.
In a note to investors, Kuo claims that the iPhone 13 will be able to connect directly to low earth orbit (or LEO) satellites thanks to a customized Qualcomm X60 baseband chip. LEO satellites are probably best known as the backbone of Elon Musks’ Starlink internet service which relies on satellites in a lower orbit to beam internet...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/29/22647252/the-iphone-13-5g-leo-satellite
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