Re:iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication
by l31g on Sunday August 29, 2021 @12:18PM
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Starlink + Apple collab?
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Re:iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication
by lxgr on Sunday August 29, 2021 @12:28PM
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Not this year at least.
Mobile ground stations (i.e. anything lighter than a few pound and using less than a few watt) will be L-band, and Starlink uses the much higher frequency Ka band (>= 20 GHz).
They also require quite sophisticated steering/beamforming.