Apple has revealed an initial investment of $450 million to get its Emergency SOS via satellite feature up and running later this month.
In a nutshell: Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite service is scheduled to launch later this month in the US and Canada. Once online, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models will be able to connect directly to satellites orbiting Earth in order to communicate with emergency services when outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage.
Apple has revealed an initial investment of $450 million to get its Emergency SOS via satellite feature up and running later this month.
The money will come from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund, which launched with an initial pool of $1 billion to help boost manufacturing jobs in the US.
