Apple announced that they will offer satellite connection feature to users with the iPhone 14 family, which it introduced in the past months. An iPhone 14 user living in Alaska was rescued from the area where he was stranded, thanks to a satellite connection.
iPhone 14 satellite link saves lives in Alaska
The satellite link activated in November saved a person’s life last night. “At around two o’clock in the morning on December 1, we received information that an Apple iPhone Emergency SOS feature was activated via satellite on the iPhone of an adult male traveling from Noorvik to Kotzebue by snowmobile. With the rescue operation carried out by the Alaska State Police Department, the person was taken from the area where he was stranded.” made statements.
The Alaska State Police Department, acting with Apple’s Emergency Response Center and local search and rescue teams, underlined that the person was rescued without any injury.
It is worth remembering that the feature, which became available in the United States and Canada in November, will be available to iPhone 14 owners free of charge for the first two years. On the day the feature became available, Apple announced that Emergency SOS via satellite will roll out to four new countries over the next few months.
Regarding the feature, which can create an emergency call via satellite link, Apple’s website states, “Our new models have special components that are deeply integrated with software to allow antennas to be connected directly to a satellite. Users will be able to message emergency services when out of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. This may take several minutes, as satellites are low-bandwidth mobile targets. Since every second counts with Emergency SOS over satellite, iPhone poses several vital questions to assess the user’s condition. After the questions answered, the device shows where they should point their phone to connect to the satellite. During this process, the emergency call is forwarded to centers with Apple-trained experts.” contains the description.
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