Apple unveiled its Emergency SOS via Satellite feature in 2022, leveraging GlobalStar’s US-based infrastructure to facilitate connectivity. Apple announces a landmark investment of $1.1 billion in a groundbreaking deal with Globalstar, aimed at significantly enhancing the latter’s satellite infrastructure capabilities.
As a result, Apple acquired a 20% stake in Globalstar for $400 million through a fairness agreement. The investments are expected to significantly bolster Globalstar’s capacity to handle satellite phone messaging requests from iPhone users.
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite TV service originally offered two years of free service, which was subsequently extended to cover an additional year. What assistance will day-one iPhone 14 buyers receive until November 2025?
Apple introduces iOS 18, enabling seamless, two-way satellite communication for PC users outside of traditional mobile coverage. The characteristic is available on iPhone 14 and later devices for supported carriers in both the United States and Canada. Apple may start billing users of its iPhone 14 series for access to satellite-based messaging services once a complimentary trial period ends in 2024.
