The iPhone 14 versions from Apple have a Qualcomm processor that can communicate with satellites. The phone’s main new feature requires additional specially built Apple components, according to a study of the device by iFixit. On Friday, Apple unveiled its iPhone 14 series.
When there is no WiFi or cellular data connection, one of the significant new capabilities allows users to send emergency messages via connecting to satellites. The emergency messaging service will be activated by Apple with a software update that will be released in November. On Friday, an iPhone 14 Pro Max model was disassembled by iFixit, a San Luis Obispo, California-based company that tests the repairability of consumer devices including Apple iPhones.
The dismantling revealed a Qualcomm X65 modem chip. The Qualcomm chip may utilise band n53, the frequency band used by Globalstar satellites, in addition to providing 5G connection for cellular networks. In order to implement Apple’s new emergency message capability, Globalstar had earlier this month signed a partnership in which Apple will use up to 85% of Globalstar’s satellite network capacity.
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