iPhone 13 is about to be launched by the Apple company with support for a new type of connectivity that may seem unreal to many of its customers, but which would bring a functionality that probably no one expected to see in the company's phones too soon.
iPhone 13 would have integrated components and software that would bring LEO connectivity for customers, i.e. the possibility of using the satellites in LEO to allow making phone calls or sending SMS, without having 4G connectivity, or 5G.
iPhone 13 would practically be used by satellites that are in the Earth's orbit, closer to its atmosphere, i.e. low earth orbit, hence the name LEO, and an example of such a satellite is NASA's Hubble telescope , but the satellites that phones would use have a different purpose.
iPhone 13 would need to unlock this functionality through iOS, and Apple would communicate with the LEO satellites through a company called Globalstar, so probably everything will work on a subscription basis separate from the mobile phone one.
“We predict that iPhone 13 hardware specifications could support Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications. If Apple enables the relevant software features, iPhone 13 users can call and send messages via satellite when they are not in 4G / 5G coverage.”
iPhone 13 would practically become a "satellite phone" with the technology that Apple would implement, so that people who arrive in areas where there is no good coverage of mobile networks will have the option of using their own phone to make calls or send SMS.