Apple announced its Emergency SOS via satellite feature with the iPhone 14 series back in 2022 using US-based satellite services provider GlobalStar’s infrastructure. In a new development, Apple has commented $1.1 billion in a new deal with Globalstar to expand the latter’s satellite infrastructure capacity.
In addition, Apple now owns 20% of Globalstar via an equity deal worth $400 million. These investments are expected to help significantly boost Globalstar’s capacity to handle satellite messaging requests from iPhone users.
Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite service initially…
