Samsung Galaxy S23 tipped to feature satellite connectivity

• Samsung has apparently been working on bringing satellite connectivity to the Galaxy S23.
• The company looks to be working with Iridium, potentially using 66 of its low-orbit satellites to make it work.
• Samsung could be looking to get ahead of the Android 14 release which has been confirmed to support satellite connectivity for a slew of devices.

It looks like the next flagship phone from the company is interested in satellite communication.

According to a publication in South Korea, the technology needed for the upcoming devices to provide satellite connections has been created by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS.

The purpose of the partnership is to provide voice and data communication services using 66 low-orbit communication satellites, according to the company's website. Users can use this technology to transmit data, such as texts and also images, according to the goal of the company.

The biggest challenge for the company was making the phone small enough to fit inside of it, according to reports.

Satellite communication was one of the features of the HUAWEI MATE 50 PRO. The phone can be used to send and receive text messages using China's Beidou network. This type of communication support has been provided by Apple.

It could be seen as a way of getting ahead of the inevitable release of the next iteration of the mobile operating system. An executive from the company has confirmed that the new version of the operating system will support satellite internet.

T-Mobile and SpaceX have formed a partnership that will allow them to provide satellite internet on a number of devices. The partnership is looking to help alleviate the dead zones users may come across in their coverage by initially supporting certain messaging apps.

The companies are not interested in testing the new feature until later in the year. We will learn a lot about the new technology of the S23 series when it is released by SAMSUNG.