Qualcomm and Iridium end their satellite chip partnership

Less than a year after it was announced, mobile chip giant Qualcomm has drawn a line under its satellite-to-phone collaboration with satellite firm Iridium.
Announced at CES 2023, the partnership was supposed provide satellite-to-phone services via Snapdragon Satellite, which was based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, and satellites from Iridium.
Iridium said in a statement that while the two firms had successfully developed and demonstrated the technology, smartphone manufacturers have not opted to i