This hypothetical technology, in principle, would be for communications more designed for times of emergency where we do not have coverage.
We are just a few days away from the official presentation of the new iPhone 13 line, one of the most anticipated releases of the year, where surely this new iPhone will once again be practically the favorite gift in many countries around the world for this Christmas campaign.
In recent weeks, the possibility that the iPhone 13, or future iPhone, has been leaked have satellite connection, information that, although it has been cooling in the last hours, could be one of the keys to the success of the iPhone 13 or iPhone 14.
But if it is not clear to you exactly what this satellite connection is for the iPhone 13, we will tell you exactly how it works and what we could do with it, because it could get us out of some trouble.
The first information we had related to this satellite connection of the new iPhones happened at the end of August where the Apple expert, Ming-Chi Kuo, stated that the company’s next models could incorporate a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication mode
This would allow us to send messages and even make calls in any situation, even if we did not have coverage with our mobile network.
To do this, the iPhone 13 would use a Qualcomm X60 chip custom version that supports this type of satellite communications. At that time it was not clear if this technology would work only with Apple’s own services or if those of Cupertino could delegate these satellite communications to traditional mobile phone towers, something unlikely.
It was speculated that these satellite communications were not free and came with certain charges for users who wanted to use them, but in principle, all this would be focused on emergency situations since satellite connections, in short, would be much slower than the usual 4G and 5G.
It was said that Apple could partner with Globalstar and take advantage of the company’s n53 spectrum to add another band to 4G and 5G services, being able to improve the performance of conventional networks but throwing away those hypothetical satellite communications that had been reported.
Days later, new information from Bloomberg clarified some aspects of this hypothetical satellite connection of the iPhone 13. This new information It already hinted that it is likely that this technology did not arrive with the iPhone 13 and that it was still in an experimental phase.
They clarified that this technology would be more thought for the possibility of sending messages to emergency services through the Apple Messages application that would have a different design with gray bubbles in contrast to the current blue and green.
Apple would also be considering the possibility that this connection was used for direct telephone calls with these emergency services.
In principle, this feature would be focused on extreme situations such as air or ship accidents, and once the signal is requested it might take more than a minute to connect.
Be that as it may, it would be the most designed feature for times of emergency and that could allow us to communicate with the relevant authorities in very specific situations.