{"id":14259,"date":"2022-09-09T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/09\/how-apples-iphone-14-satellite-link-puts-it-up-against-spacex-and-others\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:13:56","slug":"how-apples-iphone-14-satellite-link-puts-it-up-against-spacex-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/09\/how-apples-iphone-14-satellite-link-puts-it-up-against-spacex-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"How Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 satellite link puts it up against SpaceX and others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/8\/23342908\/apple-satellite-sos-globalstar-business-ast-lynk-spacex<\/a>
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After Apple\u2019s announcement<\/a> that the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro can send messages via satellite in emergency situations, it\u2019s becoming clear that the company hasn\u2019t just introduced a new feature. In typical fashion, it\u2019s also practically overnight become a key player in a new industry by getting heavily involved with satellite communications by adding Emergency SOS via satellite<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Apple has partnered with Globalstar for its satellite operations, and it plans on using the company\u2019s 24-satellite constellation to run its service, confirming the long-running rumors<\/a> about its plans for the Band 53 \/ n53 communications. In practice, this means that Apple has joined the litany of companies attempting to \u201celiminate dead zones,\u201d as T-Mobile put it<\/a> when it announced a partnership with SpaceX last month to create its own emergency communications service. Like that service, Apple\u2019s Emergency SOS via satellite will initially only be available in the US and Canada. (Even there, there are a few caveats \u2014 it might be less reliable in northern parts of Alaska, and not all international travelers will be able to use the feature when visiting.)<\/p>\n

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