A benefit of space exploration - improved cell service

A benefit of space exploration - improved cell service
because of lower launch costs.

Read somewhere:

If cell service is poor in your area, keep an eye on coming
satellite service beamed directly to your smartphone.
Satellite start-ups Lynk Global, based in Va.,
and AST SpaceMobile, based in Texas, are working on it.

They plan to take advantage of falling launch costs and new,
small satellites to put constellations in orbit that can
connect to cell phones...no special satellite phone needed.

Va.’s Omnispace is developing a hybrid network of satellite
and cellular. Together, these companies have raised hundreds
of millions of dollars from investors eyeing a new global market.

Some analysts expect the commercial launch of such service
this year, on the heels of testing that has gone well so far. 
Regulations and cellular standards still need to be hammered
out for the market to begin in earnest. That includes 5G
and satellite service being more integrated through the
evolving technical standards