first published week of:   03/13/2023

Apple Now Using More Than 70 Satellites to Boost Its Location Services on Watch Ultra

by Alvin R Cabral

The orbiting instruments are important for applications that include medical and emergency services, officials say

Apple expects gains in highly advanced satellite positioning technology to significantly expand the application of critical location services on devices, two senior officials have said.

Apple is now using constellations comprising more than 70 orbiting satellites to boost the accuracy of its services for safety-of-life applications, which include medical and emergency services, the California-based company said.

“Many of these systems include modernised signals in the L5 band,” said Rob Mayor, director of location and motion technologies at Apple. “And the combination of these different satellites now provides more than 70 new modern L5 satellites in these constellations that we can use.”

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