MediaTek announces satellite chip that can be used with any 4G/5G smartphone

MediaTek announces satellite chip that can be used with any 4G/5G smartphone

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MediaTek revealed it’s working on IoT-NTN and NR-NTN satellite chips.
Both chips will be based on an open standard rather than a proprietary solution.
The chips will be standalone offerings that can be added to any 4G or 5G device.

At MWC 2023, chip manufacturer MediaTek will be showing off a number of products. Among these products will be new chips that enable two-way satellite communication on smartphones.

MediaTek has announced that it is working on two new chipsets that will enable satellite connectivity on smartphones and other devices. One chip will target IoT-non-terrestrial network (IoT-NTN) technology and the other will be for new radio-NTN (NR-NTN).