China Telecom Tiantong satellite covers Hong Kong! Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra officially announced that it supports two-way satellite communication

According to news on May 8, China Telecom held a launch conference for the mobile phone direct-connect satellite service in Hong Kong today, officially announcing the launch of the mobile phone direct-connect satellite service based on Tiantong Satellite System.

According to Xiaomi Mobile’s official WeChat account, Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra currently supports the use of two-way satellite communications in Hong Kong, China.

Users only need to use China Telecom or China Telecom (Hong Kong) SIM card, and activate the mobile phone direct connection satellite service.

It is worth noting that Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra needs to be the version sold in mainland China, and the system version must be upgraded to V1.0.9.0.

Because only the version sold in the mainland of Xiaomi 14 Ultra previously supported satellite communication, other versions did not support this function in hardware.

Only supports telecom cards because Tiantong satellite is operated by China Telecom.

It is reported that the Tiantong-1 satellite project was officially launched in 2011. At 0:22 on August 6, 2016, China successfully launched Tiantong-101 using the Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Star, this is the first star of my country's satellite mobile communication system.

There are no restrictions on covering terrain, and seamless coverage can be achieved in oceans, mountains, plains, forests, Gobi, and deserts.

The direct-connection satellite service of mobile phones will be launched in September 2023 with the launch of Huawei Mate 60 series. It is the first time that a global operator has realized direct-connection of consumer mobile phones to satellites for two-way voice calls and SMS sending and receiving.

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