Comment by INTPenis
Satellite based emergency services are already enabled in recent Android phones.
I know that only because recently I have been getting a notification on my Pixel 9 Pro that Satellite based emergency services are going in and out of coverage for some reason. I never even knew it existed until my phone told me it was down lol.
At this moment they only cover some countries, but it might be well worth focusing on building out this tech instead of trying to make something new.
It's awesome that it's coming to Android as well. I was mind blown when I got it on my phone traveling between Spain and Portugal by car.
It's hard to find a one-size-fits-all solution. I don't know if satellite coverage would still be available under rubble. It's definitely valuable in other situations.
The country coverage is a huge part. My country will likely not get satellite coverage in the next 5 to 10 years. Such countries is where disaster response is worse and infrastructure is more prone to failure.