Apple Using India's Own GPS Support In The iPhone 15 Is A Significant Move: Union Minister Claims (image: instagram.com/rajeev_chandrasekhar)
The recently launched iPhone 15 series supporting the NavIC satellite system is a significant move, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar claims. Apple, the American technology giant, extends to include the Indian Space Research Organisation”s (ISRO)-created navigation system called NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) for their iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, it is a “milestone for India,” the union minister added. He told reporters that the availability of the iPhone 15 series in India on the same day as it is released in London and New York is a significant achievement for the nation.
“The world”s largest company in technology Apple has launched its new iPhone 15. During this launch, India is achieving two milestones. First, the availability of the iPhone 15 in India would be on the same day as the availability of it in New York and London…And the second is that the NavIC GPS satellite system developed by ISRO would be present in the iPhone 15,” the minister told news agency ANI.
NavIC is an Indian satellite navigation system developed as an alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS) to meet the positioning, navigation, and timing requirements of the country. Earlier, NavIC was called the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). It provides two services: Standard Position Service (SPS) for civilian users and Restricted Service (RS) for strategic users. NavIC’s coverage area extends up to 1500 km beyond the Indian boundary. Also, its SPS signals are adaptable to other navigation satellite system signals such as GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and BeiDou.
Apple launched its highly anticipated iPhone 15 series on Tuesday at an event called “Wanderlust” at Apple Park, the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. As the series comes with different features, the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max offer Super Retina XDR displays with ProMotion support, is noteworthy.
