Connecting wi-fi-enabled device to non-terrestrial satellite constellations

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by system comprising at least one processor, an uplink wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication signal from a Wi-Fi-enabled device;
• converting, by the system, the uplink Wi-Fi communication signal to a non-terrestrial uplink communication signal;
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• outputting, by the system to a metasurface for redirection to a satellite, the non-terrestrial uplink communication signal.

A system, comprising:

• a metasurface having a line-of-sight field of view to a satellite;
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• a Layer-1 physical interface (L1-PHY) transcoder that converts non-terrestrial downlink communication signals from the satellite, received by the L1-PHY transcoder as redirected via the metasurface, to downlink wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication signals for a Wi-Fi-enabled device, and that converts uplink Wi-Fi communication signals received by the L1-PHY transcoder from the Wi-Fi-enabled device, to non-terrestrial uplink communication signals for transmission by the L1-PHY transcoder for redirection by the metasurface to the satellite, the L1-PHY transcoder comprising:
• a first packet converter to decode first packet data in the non-terrestrial downlink communication signals from the satellite, and reencode second packet data, based on the first packet data, in the second downlink Wi-Fi communication signals to the Wi-Fi-enabled device, and
• a second packet converter to decode third packet data in the uplink Wi-Fi communication signals from the equipment, and reencode fourth packet data, based on the third packet data, in the non-terrestrial uplink communication signals to the satellite.