Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is reportedly eyeing a satellite network collaboration with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX unit Starlink and telecom company T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (TMUS). Prominent Apple leaker and Bloomberg columnist Market Gurman said the companies have been testing iPhones with Starlink service in an effort to provide an alternative to Apple’s

Right now, iPhones use Apple’s own satellite service, but it’s pretty basic—just emergency calls, texting, and location sharing.

T-Mobile initially only listed a few Android smartphones as eligible devices to test the network, but has now added iPhone devices with the latest iOS 18.3 software update.