With the launch only days away, the Apple community is on edge with suspense. Thousands are awaiting the tech giant's Autumn stage appearance with bated breath. The highlight is, of course, the brand-new iPhone 14 lineup.
Apple inc's latest posters and marketing campaign promise three spotlight features for this year's iPhone lineup, one of which is Satellite Networking. The idea is not new and generally involves communication without any network coverage.
Imagine being stuck in a remote location with no cellular network and no way to send an SOS — With Apple's satellite networking enabled on the new iPhone 14 Pro, you can send a small text with location Metadata and the nature of the situation to one of your emergency contacts.
It works on the principle of Phone-Satellite-Phone ping. In collab US Globalstar communication, one of Apple's satellites will pick up your transmission and send it to the receiver — no signal tower needed.
Apple's vision in this regard is bleak and inferior to Elon Musk's SpaceX project, satellite internet access dubbed Starlink. It not only provides a cellular connection to users in remote areas but internet access as well. Although it has the potential to benefit both, the collab between these two giants is not likely.
But even with no datastreams or socializing, Apple's satellite networking can be life-saving in disastrous situations. Since the brand relies heavily on the internet, enabling users to send messages, emergency or otherwise, from locations without 4G/5G coverage can shift the market flow entirely. And who knows, maybe satellite voice comm is next on Apple's bucket list.
