The tech company is pledging more money for Globalstar's network of satellites, which power Emergency SOS and messaging.

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Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services.

In case of an emergency, the iPhone 14 series could connect to a low-orbit satellite and send an SOS message, even when there is no cell signal on the phone. Android, of course, wouldn’t be left ...

The funding will go to company partner Globalstar, which plans on building a new satellite constellation to power Apple ...

Big weather events can wipe out homes, phone lines and powerlines, making the usual cellular or Wi-Fi networks impossible to use. However, if you have an iPhone, you can connect to a satellite to ...