Alexei Dudoladov, student and popular blogger, is seen on a birch tree for better cellular network coverage in his remote Siberian village of Stankevichi, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Alexei Dudoladov, student and popular blogger, is seen on a birch tree for better cellular network coverage in his remote Siberian village of Stankevichi, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Alexei Dudoladov, student and popular blogger, is seen on a birch tree for better cellular network coverage in his remote Siberian village of Stankevichi, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Alexei Dudoladov, student and popular blogger, is seen on a birch tree for better cellular network coverage in his remote Siberian village of Stankevichi, Russia November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Network administrators build a cell tower as the cabling of another cellular transmission mast has been damaged, in Nuenen, Netherlands April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

Network administrators build a cell tower as the cabling of another cellular transmission mast has been damaged, in Nuenen, Netherlands April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

Network administrators build a cell tower as the cabling of another cellular transmission mast has been damaged, in Nuenen, Netherlands April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

The cabling of a cellular transmission mast is seen damaged, in Nuenen, Netherlands April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

A telecommunications mast damaged by fire is seen in Sparkhill, masts have in recent days been vandalised amid conspiracy theories linking the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 5G masts, Birmingham, Britain, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine 

A telecommunications mast damaged by fire is seen in Sparkhill, masts have in recent days been vandalised amid conspiracy theories linking the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 5G masts, Birmingham, Britain, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine 

A telecommunications mast damaged by fire is seen in Sparkhill, masts have in recent days been vandalised amid conspiracy theories linking the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 5G masts, Birmingham, Britain, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine 

People wear protective masks due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattaya, Thailand March 27, 2020. Picture taken March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun 

A woman wearing a face mask takes pictures of blooming cherry blossoms outside an entrance of a closed park, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, China March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song 

A man uses his phone to take a picture of the sky after sun set in Encinitas, California, U.S. October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A woman uses her mobile phone to take pictures of bullet holes in windows damaged during the attack on the Divine Mercy Church last year when a group of demonstrators protested against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, Nicaragua July 13, 2019.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of the Jazz cellular network, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at his office in Islamabad, Pakistan May 27, 2019. Picture taken May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Drazen Jorgic 

Relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast near Gross-Gerau, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

Relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast near Gross-Gerau, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

Relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast near Gross-Gerau, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

Relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast near Gross-Gerau, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

Relay antennas for mobile phone networks are pictured on a relay mast near Gross-Gerau, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

A man belonging to a caravan of migrants from Honduras en route to the United States, sleeps next to charging mobile phones, at the Miguel Hidalgo Central Park in Tapachula, Mexico April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Charts number of cellular sites and 4G speed in Asia and Southeast Asia. Includes smartphone users and smartphone penetration rate in the Philippines. 

A tourist uses a mobile phone in front of Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) near San Pedro de Atacama in the Atacama desert, Chile, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "MINE LITHIUM" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

People line up outside an AT&T store to purchase SIM cards to access their working cellular network, in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida, U.S., October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester 

Amanda Jones, 34, of Lynn Haven, takes advantage of free wireless internet at a Wal-Mart to check her phone, following cellular network disruptions in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Lynn Haven, Florida, U.S., October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester 

Nicole Cooper, of Apalachicola, checks her phone with her son, Shaydan, using wireless Internet at a Wal-Mart, following cellular network disruptions in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Lynn Haven, Florida, U.S., October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester 

An unidentified man using a smart phone walks through London's Canary Wharf financial district in the evening light in London, Britain, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An unidentified man using a smart phone walks through London's Canary Wharf financial district in the evening light in London, Britain, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce 

A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen in the moonless night sky over telecommunication masts in the Siberian Taiga area in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia August 19, 2018. Picture taken with a fish eye lens August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen in the moonless night sky over telecommunication masts in the Siberian Taiga area in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia August 19, 2018. Picture taken with a fish eye lens August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A view shows the moonless night sky over telecommunication masts in the Siberian Taiga area in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia August 20, 2018. Picture taken with a fish eye lens. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen in the moonless night sky over telecommunication masts in the Siberian Taiga area in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia August 19, 2018. Picture taken with a fish eye lens August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin 

A firefighter films a plane as it drops water on a fire next to the village of Monchique, Portugal August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes 

People gather to watch fireworks at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Yang 

People gather to watch fireworks at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Yang 

People gather to watch fireworks at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Yang 

People gather to watch fireworks at the East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Yang 

Young girls look at their phones as they sit on a hillside after sun set in El Paso, Texas, U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A young couple look at their phone as they sit on a hillside after sun set in El Paso, Texas, U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Mobile telecom transmitter relays and antenna are seen on the roof of a building in Bordeaux, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau 

Mobile telecom transmitter relays and antenna are seen on the roof of a building in Bordeaux, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau 

A woman takes pictures prior to a ceremony opening a bridge, which was constructed to connect the Russian mainland with the Crimean Peninsula across the Kerch Strait, May 15, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

A tourist takes photos of a goat due to be sacrificed by followers of the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion at the seafront in Havana, Cuba, May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini 

Silhouette of mobile device user is seen next to a screen projection of binary code are seen in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A woman takes part in a demonstration demanding justice for the female victims of violence in Mexico, in Mexico City, Mexico February 25, 2018. The words read: "And if I disappear today, what would they say about me tomorrow?". REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People use light from a phone while they walk on the staircase of a parking garage during a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins 

A man tries to take a photo of the Christ the Redeemer statue lit up in red to mark World AIDS Day, hidden by the fog in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Protesters hold the lights of their mobile phones as they wave Estelada flags during a demonstration called by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders, in Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Fireworks explode in the sky to mark 200 days before the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in Chuncheon, South Korea, July 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Supporters of Moon Jae-in, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, light up with their mobile phones during his election campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An anti-Trump message left by a protester is seen on a wall outside of the Trump International Hotel and Tower during its grand opening in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada February 28, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder 

Competitors warm up during the Legacy Super Regional Cheer and Dance Championships at Copperbox Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, Britain February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

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Smartphone screens are lit up as people photograph candlelit tributes outside the house of singer George Michael, where he died on Christmas Day, in Goring, southern England, Britain December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Smartphone screens are lit up as people photograph candlelit tributes outside the house of singer George Michael, where he died on Christmas Day, in Goring, southern England, Britain December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh 

Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi, a Muslim cleric whose father was one of Pakistan's most infamous sectarian figures, uses his mobile phone while meeting residents in Jhang December 16, 2016. Picture taken December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Drazen Jorgic 

An Argentinian policeman takes a picture of Pope Francis during his Wednesday general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi 

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit uses his mobile phone during the 4th EU-League of Arab States Ministerial meeting between Arab and European foreign ministers, to discuss the Syrian and Iraqi crises, at the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh 

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks on his mobile phone as he arrives at a weekly cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha