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Google To Build Satellite Communication Support For Android 14 Smartphones

Google working to build satellite communication support for Android 14 smartphones
Google SVP announced that the company is working on building satellite communication support into the next version of smartphones -android.

 

Washington: Spacecraft engineering company SpaceX and T-Mobile recently announced a partnership that will enable smartphones to connect directly to satellites.

According to GSM Arena, this will be supported by upcoming Starlink V2 satellites but will work with existing phones because it will use an existing band in the PCS spectrum. Google SVP of Platforms & Ecosystems Hiroshi Lockheimer announced on Twitter that the company is working on building satellite communication support into the next version of Android (v14).

While the existing radio hardware in the current phone will do the job, itโ€™s not yet clear what software updates will be required, as per GSM Arena.

T-Mobile and SpaceX are expected to start beta testing the new satellite in late 2023 when Android 14 will arrive. Though early on it will give coverage for the US, the companies plan to expand the service to cover the entire world.

It will be slow, around 2 to 4Mbps per cellular zone, but that is enough for hundreds of thousands of text messages. And not just simple SMS, MMS will be supported and even โ€œparticipating messaging appsโ€.
Later on, support for voice calls and even mobile data will be added, though the usability for general Internet browsing is unknown, the service should have enough bandwidth for 1-2,000 voice calls, which is great in cases of emergencies and in remote areas, reported GSM Arena.

 

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SC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former Directors Of Mohan Steel Limited

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The court granted interim protection from arrest to former directors of Mohan Steel Limited and directed them to cooperate with the investigation.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Mohan Krishna Kejriwal, Gopal Kejriwal and Sri Krishna Kejriwal, former directors of Mohan Steel Limited in a case linked to an alleged company fraud of Rs 7,500 crore (approx.) caused to a consortium of 14 banks, in which the Promoters and Directors of the Rotomac Group of Companies and Frost International Limited are also facing trial.

A bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka in its September 2โ€™s order observed that it is not disputed that the appellants have been cooperating with the investigation and the whole issue arises out of records and documents. โ€œIn view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the order dated 30.03.2022 is made absolute,โ€ the court said.

On March 30, the court granted interim protection from arrest to former directors of the private company and directed them to cooperate with the investigation.

The SFIO led an investigation into the Rotomac group of companies and filed a complaint in May, 2020.
The Petitioners were represented by a team from Karanjawala & Co led by Sandeep Kapur, Senior Partner and comprising Tahira Karanjawala, Niharika Karanjawala and Apoorva Pandey, who briefed Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave.

Senior Advocate Dave submitted before the bench that the Petitioners have been cooperative throughout the investigation, that the statement of one of the Petitioner had already been recorded and that the other Petitioners were never called by the investigating agency and all other co-accused have been granted bail in the matter.

 

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