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Apple and Elon Musk are no longer competing on Earth anymore, as the last confrontation is now happening in space. Apple and Spacex works on ways to get rid of annoying dead areas where regular cellular networks fail, and their efforts began to overlap significantly. In the center of this conflict is satellite connection. Apple wants to make sure that iPhone users can access, or at least send a message, even when there is no cellular service. This is already possible with the SOS Emergency feature via satellite on the latest iPhone devices, which are run by a partner called Globalstar. But Apple has any plans to stop there, as the company is now investing more than a billion dollars to help Globalstar build a larger satellite network to cover better and more reliable outside the network. On the other hand, he has his own plans. Through SPACEX Starlink, Musk launched more than 5,000 satellites, including more than 550 can contact directly to phones. Starlink cooperates with T-Mobile to launch its satellite text messaging service, coming this summer-oh, will work with the latest iPhone devices as well. But according to a new report he presented The Wall Street Journal (Paywalled), it was not easy to reach this point and to deal with Apple.

T-Mobile Satellite Messenger on iPhone devices. | Image credit – Apple

However, according to the source, Spacex behind the scenes pushes American organizers to prevent satellite expansion plans in Apple. In one of the files, Spacex is called even the frequencies used by Globalstar (Apple) that is not efficiently used – mainly accusing them of the forgery spectrum space.

However, in the development of the paradox, it is still Spacex that releases Satellites Globalstar for Apple Services.

Starlink Satellite Train is visible in the early morning sky. | Credit image

Why is this concern now

Both companies are racing to cover the gaps in which traditional cellular networks do not reach. It is already credited with the current satellite features in iPhone in saving lives in emergency situations, but Apple wants to move forward. Meanwhile, the Starlink service is always with the text messages from almost anywhere-something that can be changing for travelers, hikers or anyone outside the network.

But to you Kicker: According to Apple, Apple has discovered deals with other satellite providers as well, such as Echostar and even Boeing, if Globalstar is unable to keep up with it. None of these partnerships has yet been fulfilled, but it shows the risk of Apple to own this space – literally.

If Apple can expand its own system, it remains in control. If not, future iPhone mays rely on services like Starlink – which puts some of this force in the hands of musk. Currently, Apple and Spacex seem to walk on a thin line between cooperation and competition. Although most of us just want our phones to work regardless of our whereabouts, scenes between these two giants can constitute how we all remain in contact in the coming years.