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Opensignal launches interactive map of satellite-to-phone connections
Opensignal has launched an interactive map showing where smartphones have connected directly to satellites.
The map covers activity around the world and is based on the company’s measurements of real-world connections.
Direct-to-device, or D2D, services let a smartphone connect to a satellite without relying on a nearby mobile tower.
The map includes locations where phones have connected to a D2D service since January 2026.
Opensignal says it drew on billions of measurements to create the map.
The company says the data can show where these connections are taking place and where adoption is gaining ground.
It plans to update the map each month.
Opensignal has launched an interactive map showing where smartphones have connected directly to satellite services.
The company describes it as the world’s first interactive, real-world depiction of direct-to-device satellite connections.
The map draws on Opensignal’s billions of real-world measurements.
Each point marks a location where a smartphone has connected to a direct-to-device service since January 2026.
Opensignal says the map will be updated monthly.
- Who
- Opensignal, a consumer connectivity analytics and insights company.
- What
- It launched an interactive map of smartphone connections to direct-to-device satellite services.
- When
- The launch was announced on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The announcement was datelined Boston; the map depicts connections around the globe.
- Why
- Opensignal says the map provides an independent, real-world view of direct-to-device activity.
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The map records locations where smartphones connected to direct-to-device satellite services.
Opensignal announced the launch of the interactive map.
- Map name
- Opensignal D2D Satellite Map
- Coverage
- Global
- Data period
- Since January 2026
- Update schedule
- Monthly
- Data source
- Opensignal’s billions of real-world measurements
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