The Death of the Cell Tower: Why the Infrastructure Backbone of the Internet May Already Be Obsolete, According to James Altucher

As communities push back against tower construction and rural areas remain underserved by 5G, Wall Street veteran James Altucher says a space-based network of more than 6,750 satellites is quietly making the entire model irrelevant.Washington, D.C., May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For decades, cell towers have been the backbone of how Americans connect to the internet and mobile networks. Today, there are more than 400,000 of them scattered across the country — towering steel structures that co