Satellite-Connected Smartwatch Category About to Take Off: Counterpoint
Satellite-connected smartwatches accounted for 2% of smartwatch shipments in Q3 but are expected to claim 28% of the market in 2030, Counterpoint said last week. Apple, Google, Garmin and Huawei are pushing toward satellite-connected smartwatches, "bringing two-way messaging and SOS…
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functions beyond cellular coverage." Counterpoint added that the use of narrowband non-terrestrial network modems that are compliant with the 3rd Generation Partnership Program will let the watches offer low-power global connectivity even in regions without cellular coverage.