Globalstar is the satellite operator supplying emergency SOS and Text messages for Apple’s iPhones. Apple says it wants to expand the service and will invest $1.1 billion (€1.01bn) and an equity stake ...

Apple to Use Globalstar for SOS ... referred to as Emergency SOS, ... with the new iPhone to connect to emergency services via satellite if they find themselves lost or injured without cell service.

Globalstar (GSAT) shares surge 64% as Apple (AAPL) ... said in November 2022 that it would spend $450M on U.S. infrastructure to help get the Emergency SOS texting feature off the ground.

Louisiana-based Globalstar, which is already supplying Apple with emergency satellite signals on its most recent phones, is ordering more than 50 software defined satellites from Canada-based MDA ...

The statement might be a little surprising since Louisiana-based Globalstar also supplies satellite-to-phone services. In 2022, the company partnered with Apple to power the Emergency SOS feature ...