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They’re investing heavily in satellite communications. https://www.mobileworldlive.com/apple/globalstar-apple-supersize-sat-to-phone-deal/ https://www.mobilewo

• Dkumpikolo 1y ago
  Weirdly enough though. It's super expensive, only a real option for emergencies and not a mass market. Either they expect low orbit sat to be the next thing or it's a pure diversity topic because yeah what else should they do
  • solardev 1y ago
    Isn't low orbit sat what Starlink is?
    • Dkumpikolo 1y ago
      Yes But for high speed the smallest antenna is still centimeters wide.
      • solardev 1y ago
        Interesting. I wonder if you can space it out virtually by having several iPhone users stand near each other and form a virtual antenna? I don't need to be able to stream 4k from the woods, but it would be nice to be able to download topo maps and such while hiking.
        • Dkumpikolo 1y ago
          If it's only about the antenna you should be able to connect it with a cable and put it on a backpack