Why should regulators care about direct-to-device?

New satellite constellations are already reshaping telecoms, and one application could matter more than any other. Direct-to-device could finally connect the 300 to 400 million people still living outside the reach of terrestrial networks.

In this episode of Access on the Frontier, Juan looks at why satellite and mobile companies are already collaborating on direct-to-device while regulation lags behind, and why Access Partnership’s own research puts the economic upside at $160 billion, from disaster-mitigation savings to new GDP growth.