iPhone 14, Apple may have completed tests for satellite connectivity. Rumors continue to circulate that Apple is working on satellite connectivity for the iPhone 14, and the latest rumors come from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that Cupertino has completed tests for the functionality in question even before mass production.
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According to the analyst, Apple would have integrated support for satellite connectivity in the iPhone 14 but the possibility of actually using this feature will depend on whether Cupertino and the telephony operators are able to agree on a commercial model.
According to the analyst, even the iPhone 13 would already integrate what is necessary to support satellite connectivity but this has not been implemented because a commercial model has not been negotiated.
According to Kuo it is difficult to predict the availability of satellite connectivity but he says this functionality is expected sooner or later. When active, it can be used for emergency voice messages and services.
He recalls Mark Gurman previously reporting that iPhone users can take advantage of satellite connectivity to notify authorities of emergencies in areas not covered by cell phone services and send messages to their contacts in an emergency.
Rumors are also circulating that Apple is working with Globalstar, a company that has a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite system for satellite telephony and low-speed data transfer. According to Tim Ferrar, communications consultant specializing in satellites, Apple and Globalstar will launch the satellite communications functionality with the presentation of the iPhone 14.
Last week T-Mobile and SpaceX launched the Coverage Above and Beyond project: a “life-saving” satellite network that is compatible “with the latest smartphones”, allowing the user in difficulty to connect to satellites to send emergency messages.
