Samsung Galaxy S25 comes with satellite messaging but not everyone can use it | Infinium-tech
The Samsung Galaxy S25 phone comes with all an overclocked Snapdragon 8 elite chipset, and it also supports satellite messaging. The manufacturer never talked about convenience due to a limit: it is not accessible to all.
The reason for this is that the Samsung carrier will allow the carrier to manage service agreements with satellite operators. Currently, there is only one satellite operator in the open market: Skyo, which only has a partnership with Verizon in the United States.
Qualcomm cooperated with satellite operator Iridium; However, Samsung chose them to bypass and requested that the chip manufacturer develops only a modem to reduce the service cost.
An independent satellite and telecom advisor, Christian Ferry Von Der Rope, stated that the Skilo act serves as “real facts monopoly” in the industry. The company lease L-Band and S-Band transponders on eight geostative satellites deployed in the US and Europe from the Viasat, Ligado Network and Taresar to facilitate the 5G NTN (non-chemical network).
Essentially, each carrier requires signing a deal with satellite messaging, if it is to offer options for Samsung Galaxy S25 users. On the other hand, Apple signed a direct agreement with Globalstar at the time of release of iPhone 14, which is why Apple users can reach emergency SOS service (where available).
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We guess that the carriers will soon begin to offer partnership with satellite providers, provided that telecom companies consider it as a marketing advantage. If not, this feature can eventually be unused.
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