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Apple constellation

dabigm

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Could AAPL be working on a satellite constellation to rival Starlink?
Initially it looks like they are investing heavily in emergency Satcom tech. But could they be working on an internet constellation as well?


 
Apple could just buy Globalstar with money they found down the back of the sofa.

I expect they are waiting to see where the whole LEO mega-constellation thing goes before putting their full weight into it.
 
Apple often invests in companies that have something they want (eg: TSMC). They also rely on 3rd parties to operate some of their services (eg: Cloudflare and Fastly providing exit points for their VPN).

They could be investing in this company just to have better coverage and/or reserve part of their satellites for this service. It fits with what they've done before.

Apple has the money, but it's hard to compete with SpaceX/Starlink. They have a cheap launch vehicle (and are working on one with higher capacity), have experience making cheap(ish) satellites, and their alternative to Apple's service shouldn't require special hardware on the phone as they use a band used by land-based cell towers in some countries.

I could be wrong though. Let's wait and see.
 
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Yeah they need to crawl before they can walk. Yet to see the SOS over Satellite rolled out in the states...

Hopefully that comes about in 16.2. Then a gradual rollout around the globe. I don’t expect a major announcement outside of that any time soon.
 
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