Smart Launches Direct-to-Device Satellite Service
Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, San Lorenzo, District I, Makati, Southern Manila District, Metro Manila, 1226, Philippines
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ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.2 yearsPhilstar[1] reports Smart will mount the service 'by 2027' and quotes Smart's Lloyd Manaloto gearing up 'for commercial launch next year' (said in January 2026); no month is given, so the year's last day is used.
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.
