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NEW DELHI: Consumers can expect to use their mobile phones for satellite communications, including for calls, messages and broadband data, over the next few years, as the broadbandfrom-space service gains pace...
But in a couple of years, people will be able to get calls and broadband, too..
Leading chipmakers Qualcomm and MediaTek said they have already developed chipsets supporting satellite connectivity...
Right now, its catering to the niche market, but we expect that eventually it will cater to the mainstream consumers and businesses, MediaTek India managing director Anku Jain told ET...
But if players adopt proprietydriven standards, it would be difficult to predict how the market would shape up, experts said.. Currently, satellite constellation providers like Elon Muskowned Starlink, Amazon, etc., are pushing for their standards and it all depends on how the market evolves as satellite constellations deployment by the players become complete...
