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During Wednesday’s Apple Event, the company introduced a new feature for its newest iPhone models – satellite connectivity. The new phone has the capability to connect to a satellite by the use of an included iOS app when cell service isn’t available.
PCMag.com has found out that the company is using aa satellite service called Globalstar to help bring the service to the iPhone. But it seems that Apple will have another company sharing access – SpaceX.
According tom PCMag:
The investment in Globalstar could also clash with SpaceX, which is working on its own mobile satellite business through Starlink. On Tuesday, the Elon Musk-led company submitted a filing to the FCC, requesting access to the 1.6GHz and 2.4GHz bands to power Starlink’s mobile-satellite service, which promises to deliver internet access in cellular dead zones. The 2.4GHz band is notable because Globalstar plans on using the same spectrum for the iPhone 14’s satellite connectivity feature. In its FCC filing(Opens in a new window), SpaceX notes: “Globalstar has enjoyed exclusive access to portions of the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands, even though the Commission did not provide Globalstar with perpetual exclusive use of the bands.”
Will we have a “global fight” on our hands between two giant companies? Only time will tell.
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