[jof]

Could it also be, with the advent of Satellite SOS, that Apple is starting to explore non-conventional mobile RF protocols, and that Qualcomm's product offerings are only really geared towards generic, standards-based mobile networks.

[roneythomas6]

Satellite SOS is based on the same bands used by 5g. Also it is now part of 5G NR Release 17. Qualcomm modems since Sanapdragon X60 had support for these bands. Even before Qualcomm officially announced Snapdragon satellite with X70 modem, Huawei was offering satellite communication with Snapdragon X65 in China, which is the same modem found in iPhone 14 series.