Ukuxhumana ngomakhalekhukhwini kube yinselelo ezindaweni ezithile zasemakhaya noma ezikude lapho ingqalasizinda yezokuxhumana yendabuko ingafinyeleli khona. Kulo mongo, Vodafone ithathe isinyathelo esikhulu ngokumemezela insizakalo yayo yokuxhumana yeselula yesathelayithi, efana ne-“Starlink” ngokubambisana ne-AST SpaceMobile. Ngalokhu kuthuthukiswa, inkampani ifuna ukwandisa ukufakwa kweselula, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bajabulele ukuxhumana noma kuphi, ngaphandle kwesidingo samadivayisi akhethekile.
Lesi sinyathelo se-Vodafone siyingxenye yesu lomhlaba wonke lokuncintisana ne-Starlink, uhlelo lwesathelayithi oluvela ku-SpaceX oluphinde lwakha izixazululo zokuhlinzeka ngeselula evela emkhathini. Umbuzo obalulekile uthi: Ngabe lokhu okuqanjwa kabusha kusebenza kanjani futhi kunamiphi imiphumela kubasebenzisi? Ngezansi sibheka kabanzi ngazo zonke izici zalobu buchwepheshe.
I-Vodafone nokuzibophezela kwayo ekuxhumekeni kwesathelayithi ne "Starlink" yayo
IVodafone imemezele ukwakhiwa kwebhizinisi elihlanganyelwe ne-AST SpaceMobile, inhloso yalo ukunikeza Ukufakwa kweselula kwesathelayithi kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Ngokungafani nezinye izixazululo zesathelayithi, inethiwekhi yeVodafone izovumela noma iyiphi iselula yamanje enoxhumo lwe-4G noma lwe-5G ukuthi ifinyelele le sevisi ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuguqulwa noma izingxenyekazi zekhompyutha ezengeziwe.
Inkampani entsha, ebizwa nge-SatCo, izophatha ngokukhethekile izinsiza ze-AST SpaceMobile kuma-opharetha omakhalekhukhwini ase-Europe, iqinisekise ukuthi bonke bangahlinzeka ngesathelayithi nge ukuphathwa kwenethiwekhi okumaphakathi evela eYurophu. Lokhu kumelela igxathu elibalulekile eliya phambili ezinhlelweni zedijithali zezwekazi, ukugwema ukuncika nengqalasizinda yangaphandle.
Ubuchwepheshe besathelayithi beVodafone busebenza kanjani ngokufana ne "Starlink"
Ukuxhumana okusekelwe kwisathelayithi ye-Vodafone kufinyelelwa kusetshenziswa amasathelayithi omjikelezo ophansi womhlaba (LEO), esebenza njengeziteshi zomsakazo ezikude. Ngokungafani ne-Starlink, edinga ihadiwe elithile ukuze ifinyelele uxhumano lwayo lwe-inthanethi, isixazululo se-Vodafone ihlanganisa ngqo nomakhalekhukhwini abavamile.
Amanye amaphuzu abalulekile wesistimu afaka:
- Inethiwekhi yeziteshi ezingaphansi: Lezi ziteshi zizothola amasignali athunyelwa amasathelayithi ukuze avumele ukuxhumana okungaphazamiseki.
- Ukuhambisana namanethiwekhi eselula akhona: Ngeke udinge ukushintsha ifoni yakho noma ufake isofthiwe eyengeziwe.
- Ukufakwa okuqinisekisiwe ezindaweni ezikude: Lesi sixazululo siwusizo ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemakhaya, izintaba noma ezingasogwini.
Ukuqhathanisa ne-Starlink nezinye izixazululo
Nakuba i-Vodafone igxile ekuletheni uxhumano lweselula ngamasathelayithi e-LEO ngaphandle kwesidingo semishini eyengeziwe, i-Starlink ye-SpaceX ithathe indlela ehlukile nge-Direct to Cell yayo, nayo ehlose ukuhlinzeka ngoxhumano lweselula olusuka emkhathini.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwalezi zinketho ezimbili uhlanganisa:
- I-Starlink: Okwamanje inikeza kuphela ukuxhumana nge-SMS kusevisi yayo yeselula. Kulindeleke ukuthi inwebeke kumakholi weselula nedatha ngo-2025.
- Vodafone: Ihlela ukunikeza isisombululo esithuthuke kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni, kanye nethuba lokwenza amakholi wevidiyo nokuhlanganiswa okugcwele nenethiwekhi ye-5G.
- Ezinye izindlela zesiShayinaIzinkampani ezifana ne-SpaceSail nazo zakha ezazo izinhlelo zesathelayithi, ngamanani ashibhe ngo-30% kune-Starlink.
Izinzuzo kanye nokusetshenziswa kokuxhumana kwesathelayithi yeselula
Umthelela walobu buchwepheshe obusha ubonakala emikhakheni eminingi:
- Ukusabalala okukhulu ezindaweni zasemakhaya: Izindawo ezingenawo amasignali zizosuswa, zinikeze ukuxhumana noma yikuphi ezwenikazi.
- Sebenzisa ezimeni eziphuthumayo: Ngesikhathi sezinhlekelele zemvelo noma ukuphazamiseka kunethiwekhi yomhlaba, lobu buchwepheshe buzovumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bahlale baxhumekile.
- Ukuzulazula nezokuthutha zasolwandle: Imikhumbi olwandle izokwazi ukujabulela ukusabalala ngaphandle kwesidingo sama-antenna athile esathelayithi.
- Ukunwetshwa kwezinsiza zokuxhumana: Abahlinzeki benethiwekhi bazokwazi ukunikela ngezinhlelo ezinokufakwa okungcono ngaphandle kokutshala imali kungqalasizinda yasemhlabeni.
Izinhlelo zokunweba nentuthuko yesikhathi esizayo
IVodafone ihlela ukuqala ukunikeza insizakalo yayo yesathelayithi ngasekupheleni kuka-2025, nokutholakala kokuqala eYurophu. Le nkampani iphinde yamemezela ukuvulwa kwe- Isikhungo sokucwaninga eMalaga, ngokubambisana ne-AST SpaceMobile kanye neNyuvesi yaseMalaga, ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa izixazululo ezintsha zokuxhumanisa okuyingxube.
Ubuchwepheshe bungaguqukela ekubeni ingqalasizinda yezokuxhumana ethuthuke kakhulu, enikeza isivinini sokuxhumana esiphezulu nakakhulu futhi ithuthukise ukuzinza kwamanethiwekhi eselula.
Ngakho-ke iVodafone izibeka endaweni eqhudelana nayo kakhulu emakethe yokuxhumana ngesathelayithi, ihlinzeka ngenye indlela esebenzayo ku-Starlink namanye amaphrojekthi asathuthuka, iqinisekisa ukuthi izigidi zamakhasimende ayo eYurophu awalokothi ashiywe enqanyuliwe. Yabelana ngalolu lwazi ukuze abasebenzisi abaningi bazi mayelana nesihloko.