Lynk Global is a satellite telecommunications provider focused on direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity. As a "cell tower in space" company, Lynk builds, launches, and operates a satellite constellation that aims to provide mobile phone service coverage to standard, unmodified mobile devices, especially in rural and underserved areas. They partner with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to expand coverage and offer services like SMS messaging and emergency alerts, with plans to launch voice and mobile broadband services. Key partners include SES, Intelsat, and various MNOs across the globe.
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Lynk Global, Inc. won the first-prize Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge at INNOspace Masters in 2022.
Lynk planned to provide the world’s first commercial satellite direct-to-mobile phone service in 2022.
Lynk Tower 1, Lynk’s first commercial-ready satellite, launched in April 2022.
Lynk Global launched its first operational satellite on 2022-04-01 on a SpaceX rocket and expects to deploy nine more in the next 12 months for text messaging, emergency alerts, and other initial services.
AST SpaceMobile and Lynk Global are developing satellite businesses to provide connectivity to smartphones and consumer devices.
Startups Lynk and AST SpaceMobile are developing satellite constellations that aim to provide connectivity directly to unmodified phones.
Lynk Tower 1, Lynk Global’s latest satellite that launched as part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission on 2022-04-01, is designed for operational services.
Lynk Global plans three more operational satellites under construction for a launch 2022 to enable global commercial service with about a dozen flagship operators in 2022.
Lynk launched its Tower 01 satellite on Transporter-4 to provide direct-to-handset mobile connectivity services.
Lynk Global is awaiting an FCC license to provide initial services including text messaging and emergency alerts with a total of 10 operational satellites.
Lynk Global aims to deploy its 10 operational satellites 12–15 months after the first operational satellite is launched.
Lynk is developing a smallsat constellation to provide messaging services to conventional smartphones and has recently tested that capability in the United States and several other countries.
On 2022-02-23, Lynk Global signed commercial contracts with mobile network operators serving Pacific and Caribbean island nations following the volcanic eruption that decimated Tonga’s communications infrastructure.
Lynk Global signed commercial contracts with mobile network operators including Telikom PNG in Papua New Guinea and bmobile in the Solomon Islands to provide coverage for seven island nations.
Mobile network operators can partner with Lynk Global via a roaming agreement to enable access to Lynk’s satellite direct-to-device connectivity.
Lynk Global plans to announce additional pacts with mobile network operators later 2022.
Lynk Global has signed contracts with seven mobile network operators for its commercial satellite direct-to-device service.
Lynk Global planned to provide the world’s first commercial satellite direct-to-mobile-phone service in 2022 to enable affordable, reliable mobile phone connectivity globally.
Lynk Global has a pending Federal Communications Commission license to operate an initial set of satellites under smallsat rules established in 2019.
DragonSCALES first gained flight heritage onboard a small satellite that SpaceX launched in June 2021 for Lynk Global.