Satellites are launched by SpaceX for the iPhone's emergency communications function.
Elon Musk, an American entrepreneur who owns SpaceX, has reached an agreement with Globalstar, which offers satellite services to Apple, to launch new satellites for the iPhone's emergency communications function.
According to the agreement reached between the two businesses, Globalstar will pay SpaceX $64 million, according to the American news site NOLA.
From 2023 until 2025, when the satellites are launched, the agreed-upon sum will be paid in installments.
When there is no coverage for Wi-Fi or cellular networks, Apple introduced the ability for iPhone 14 phones to call emergency services through satellite.
Thanks to cooperation with satellite industry expert Global Star, Apple has made this possibility possible. Apple announced last year that consumers will have free access to this function for two years, without revealing details of the subscription that will be paid for later.
The money allotted by GlobalStar for SiPSX is a portion of the overall cost of maintaining the satellites, and it will eventually be given to Apple, who will then pass it along to its users by obtaining membership fees for the function.
iPhones will receive 85% of Global Star's existing and future network capacity, which the company will fully control and keep up to minimal requirements of quality and coverage.
Prior to the release of the iPhone 14, Globalstar borrowed $252 million from Apple to help fund the purchase of satellite equipment from a Canadian company for $327 million.
It is important to note that only the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Portugal currently offer emergency communication services via satellite; the Middle East is still not included in this list.
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