Beyond the Cell Tower: Why Your iPhone’s Offshore Satellite SOS Isn’t Starlink
Most cruisers assume Elon Musk’s Starlink powers their iPhone’s offshore Emergency SOS. It doesn’t — that’s Globalstar, backed by a $1.5 billion Apple investment and satellites built by Rocket Lab under contract to MDA. Here’s how the ditch-bag lifeline actually works, and how it differs from the high-speed Starlink dish bolted to your arch.