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Texting From Space: Even More Phones Might Get Satellite Connectivity in 2025
Satellite connectivity is heating up in 2025. Carriers, phone-makers and satellite networks are rushing to support texting with the help of satellites.
Using satellites to send messages (and eventually video and voice calls) keeps phone owners connected beyond the range of terrestrial mobile networks, and Apple has trumpeted success stories for how Emergency SOS has secured rescues and likely saved lives for years. While providers all intend to offer even more services, including letting users send data as well as voice and video calls, there are some roadblocks to getting there, like needing to build out more robust satellite networks that can handle those larger bandwidth requirements. SOPA Images/Getty ImagesVerizon and AT&T are both partnering with AST SpaceMobile, a satellite network company that announced at the end of January that it was granted FCC approval to start testing satellite-to-phone service.
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