Now, what exactly is this Emergency SOS via satellite? In simple terms, it empowers you to reach out to emergency services using a satellite connection instead of relying on regular cell service or Wi-Fi networks. This comes in handy when you find yourself in a pickle without a signal, say, stranded in the great outdoors.
Apple has been keen on spotlighting instances where Emergency SOS via satellite played hero to stranded iPhone users. We’re talking about scenarios like “a man who was rescued after his car plummeted over a 400-foot cliff in Los Angeles, to lost hikers found in the Apennine Mountains in Italy,” as recounted by Kaiann Drance, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing.
