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Satellite-to-phone service

Recorded year2025

T-Mobile and Starlink launch texting from ordinary phones via satellite in July 2025.

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Built on

Solid-state phased-array antennasRecorded · 1980enables
SmartphoneRecorded · 1994enables
LEO satellite internetRecorded · 2020enables

Led to

Early warnings for everyoneForecast · ~2027enables
Satellite broadband to any phoneForecast · ~2028enables
Ambient connectivityForecast · ~2033enables
Lunar internet serviceForecast · ~2047enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.