{"id":501167,"date":"2026-05-25T01:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/501167\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T01:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:52:14","slug":"apple-iphone-18-pro-to-debut-game-changer-satellite-upgrade-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/501167\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple iPhone 18 Pro To Debut \u2018Game-Changer\u2019 Satellite Upgrade, Report Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro \u2014 will iPhone 18 Pro have improved satellite connectivity built into its hardware?<\/p>\n

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When Apple releases its next iPhones, almost certainly in September, a new modem is likely to be on board which could transform the satellite capabilities of the smartphones. <\/p>\n

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The three phones expected, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and Apple\u2019s first folding phone, perhaps called the iPhone Ultra, a rumored to contain a new Apple-branded modem, the Apple C2.<\/p>\n

If the mention of a modem is enough for your eyes to glaze over, hold on, it is interesting, honest. <\/p>\n

Apple’s Custom C2 Modem To Replace Qualcomm<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to providing 5G cellular connectivity (replacing Qualcomm modems), C2 will also support 5G over satellite,\u201d 9to5Mac<\/a> reported.\u201dSpecifically, C2 is said to offer 5G NR-NTN. This \u2018New Radio Non-Terrestrial Networks\u2019 technology integrates satellite connectivity with 5G cellular.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is 5G NR-NTN Satellite Technology A Game-Changer?<\/p>\n

If correct, this would mean Apple\u2019s full satellite services would finally catch up with the features offered by Starlink to carriers such as T-Mobile, which one analyst described as a \u201cgame-changer.\u201d<\/p>\n

When T-Mobile launched its service last year, podcaster Mario Nawfal said on X<\/a>, \u201cGame-changer: Apple quietly adds Starlink to iPhones\u2026giving users an alternative to their Globalstar service for off-grid communication. The key difference? No more pointing your phone at the sky – Starlink works right from your pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be clear, the addition of this service did not install Starlink on iPhones, it meant that the carrier, T-Mobile, enabled the capability to access Starlink. It didn\u2019t work for iPhones on other networks, unless they signed up to the T-Satellite contract.<\/p>\n

Seamless, Automatic Off-Grid Connectivity<\/p>\n

The new modem could mean that users will have more comprehensive access to satellites, though in Apple\u2019s case to Globalstar rather than Starlink. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne benefit of 5G NR-NTN is that users may not need to manually point their iPhone at a satellite anymore,\u201d 9to5Mac went on, adding, \u201cThe new technology could enable iPhone 18 Pro to automatically fall back to a satellite connection when cell coverage is poor. If iPhone 18 Pro makes satellite connectivity that easy and seamless, it could turn what\u2019s currently a niche feature into an everyday benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word \u201cgame-changer\u201d is over-used, for sure, but effortless satellite connectivity becoming second-nature on the iPhone, whichever carrier you\u2019re with, may qualify.<\/p>\n

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