Predictive make-before-break connected vehicle connectivity

A system to control data routing, the system comprising:

• a satellite antenna of a vehicle;
• a receiver to receive external information related to a route being taken by the vehicle;
• a subsystem to analyze data including the external information to predict when a first communication connection is expected to be unavailable at a location on the route that the vehicle is expected to pass at a future time;
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• a controller coupled to the subsystem and the satellite to proactively switch communication for the vehicle from the first communication connection to a second communication connection before reaching the location on the route.