Editing Globalstar (section)

=== Collaboration with Apple, Inc. ===
Globalstar provides the infrastructure for the ''Emergency SOS via satellite functionality''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple debuts iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/09/apple-debuts-iphone-14-pro-and-iphone-14-pro-max/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> announced in 2022 for all versions of the [[iPhone 14]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-07 |title=Apple picks Globalstar for emergency satellite service on iPhone 14 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-picks-globalstar-satellite-service-iphone-14-series-2022-09-07/ |access-date=2022-09-07}}</ref> series and newer.  Globalstar reserves 85% of its network capacity for the service, and previous to the announcement of the service, Globalstar invested in expanding its infrastructure, including "material upgrades to Globalstar’s ground network to enhance redundancy and coverage" and "construction of 10 new gateways around the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Globalstar, Inc. |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Form 8-K |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1366868/000136686822000059/gsat-20220907.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226102041/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1366868/000136686822000059/gsat-20220907.htm |archive-date=2022-12-26 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref> In February 2023, Globalstar announced it would be repaying a $150 million debt under a 2019 agreement to [[EchoStar]], which could have prevented the Apple partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forrester |first=Chris |date=2023-02-15 |title=GlobalStar to repay debt to EchoStar |url=https://advanced-television.com/2023/02/15/globalstar-to-repay-debt-to-echostar/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref>