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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The Lynk & Co 01 SUV is powered by HERE’s premium map content and connected vehicle services.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued Lynk an experimental license for its tests last year that included a condition to work with mobile network operators to test interference.
Lynk performed last year’s tests using payloads mounted on Cygnus cargo spacecraft that operated for a few weeks at a time after Cygnus departed the station and before reentry.
Lynk will provide initial messaging services that can deliver connectivity every 5 to 20 minutes to customers, depending on their location on the planet.
Lynk Global raised $12,000,000 last year to kick off a constellation of thousands of satellites with an initial 30-satellite constellation.
Lynk Global is testing a communications payload on the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo tug that received FCC permission to remain in orbit until 2020-04-02.
Lynk raised $12,000,000 in a seed funding round in July 2019.