It is understood that at the IFA2022 exhibition held in Germany this week, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed,Efforts are being made to add the satellite communication connection function to the Snapdragon baseband chip. In the PPT released on the spot, the related content of satellite connection also appeared.
Unfortunately, Qualcomm did not give a specific timetable and corresponding product names.
However, judging from the information currently available, it seems that a new hardware platform is not required to achieve satellite connection, and many existing devices can support some features.