Apple has won a patent for Lens Structures related to Present and Future Satellite Communications on various Apple Devices
Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a granted patent for Apple relating to a satellite communications system may include control circuitry and an array of antenna modules. While the patent technically supports Apple's Emergency SOS service via satellite, the patent covers a broader range of future products using satellite communication, such as iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV box, televisions, vehicles and more.
Source: patentlyapple.com