Communication · around 2029

Satellite broadband to every phone

Projection

An ordinary phone gets data anywhere on Earth straight from orbit.

Large low-orbit constellations with big phased-array antennas can talk to unmodified handsets. It would end dead zones and connect the billions still offline.

Why it’s plausible: Direct-to-cell text and early data service are live; broadband speeds depend on more and larger satellites and spectrum agreements with carriers.

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