Qualcomm set to bring satellite connection to mobile phones
September 22, 2008 — 10:32am ET | By Phil Goldstein
Qualcomm has inked a deal with SkyTerra's Mobile Satellite Ventures and ICO Global Communications that will bring satellite connections to multi-mode cellular phones, the companies said in a joint announcement.
Satellite phones used to be expensive and strictly for the uber-rich. They came with extra-long antennas that enabled the caller to get a signal anywhere. With this deal, Qualcomm is saying that caricature has been relegated to the dustbin. …
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