Previously the satellite phones were huge suitcase size devices however with the advent of latest technology, the size of the devices have reduced considerably.
You may now experience a VoIP call over a satellite network, Elektrobit a Finnish engineering company has come up with the technology.
Quite similar to smartphones, the satellite-terrestrial smartphone reference design represents the world’s first quad-band GSM and tri-band WCDMA/HSPA device running the Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) Mobile 6.5 operating system, and offering integrated satellite-terrestrial voice and data capabilities.
Additional features include:
• The only fully IP-based satellite phone using high-speed packet data;
• A touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard;
• Based on Windows Mobile operating system, with competitive service offerings, including: SMS, MMS, IM, Email, Push to Talk and Location Based Services (LBS).
Comments
It shows the knack of Elektrobit’s designing and developing sophisticated mobile device that’ll work in satellite-terrestrial environment.
Wow! I want this...might be my next phone.