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Smart texted between Catanduanes and Metro Manila and loaded its website through Lynk Global's low-orbit satellites, its first direct-to-device satellite test, from a coastal village in Pandan.

Smart and Lynk Global texted Metro Manila by satellite and reached the DICT and PAGASA websites from Burgos, Bangui and Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte coastal towns facing the West Philippine Sea.

The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.

Smart plans to switch on commercial satellite-to-phone service with Lynk Global in 2027, the first in the Philippines, starting with texts and light data for remote islands and disaster zones.