Lynk.world did it a while ago (connecting to 3/4 G phone direct from satellite). SMS a couple years ago, voice a year ago. The are definitely working the market

Lynk.world did it a while ago (connecting to 3/4 G phone direct from satellite). SMS a couple years ago, voice a year ago. The are definitely working the market for base sms/data first. It’s easier to deal with hiccups than it is with voice. I doubt anyone will offer voice at first, just universal data roaming. All these players are trying to secure deals right now[1]. They sent up more sats this year[2]. [1] https://lynk.world/news/lynk-and-vodafone-ghana-sign-contract-bringing-satellite-direct-to-standard-phone-technology-to-ghana-providing-100-mobile-coverage/ https://lynk.world/news/lynk-and-vodafone-ghana-sign-contrac... [2] https://lynk.world/news/lynk-launches-worlds-2nd-and-3rd-commercial-cell-towers-in-space/ https://lynk.world/news/lynk-launches-worlds-2nd-and-3rd-com...