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New satellite phone to cost same as smartphone

TAGS:Elektrobit, Satellite, smartphone
IT TOPICS:Mobile

Elektrobit will reportedly launch a new satellite phone this year that should cost about the same as an ordinary smartphone. And it should look and work like one, too.

Unlike other satellite phones, which tend to have ginormous external antennas, Elektrobit's Windows Mobile device has no visible antenna.

The phone reportedly runs on HSDPA, quad-band GSM/EGPRS and satellite networks. It should have a touch screen, 3-megapixel camera and integrated GPS, and support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and MicroSD.

The phone will work with the Terrestar satellite network, which is scheduled to go online next year.

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