Surprise! Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max have an ISRO link
In the last few years, Apple has been investing heavily in India. The Cupertino-based tech giant set up a manufacturing plant for its older iPhone models a few years ago, while it also kicked off the production of the latest iPhone 14 model in 2022. Recently, it was revealed that Apple would also make the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models in India, and they would go on sale within 10 days of launch, making it one of the first countries to get its newest flagship iPhone series. Now that the iPhone 15 has been unveiled, its technical specifications reveal that it uses a GPS developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
On getting a closer look at the technical specifications of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, it has been revealed that alongside precision GPS technologies such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDo, it also features ISRO's NavIC. However, only the Pro models support this feature while the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus do not. The frequencies of NavIC are interoperable with other precision dual-frequency GPS.
Apple has not yet revealed NavIC's features that iPhone 15 will support.
Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is a regional satellite navigation system indigenously developed by the Indian space agency ISRO as an alternative to the GPS navigation system. It serves two purposes - offering Standard Position Service (SPS) for civilians and Restricted Service (RS) for strategic users. Earlier known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), NavIC has been designed with a constellation of 7 satellites and a network of ground stations that operate 24x7.
According to ISRO's official website, 3 of these satellites are placed at 32.5°E, 83°E, and
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