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/Omnispace company is building satellites that can work in any spectrum, waveform, and frequency.
SES became a strategic shareholder in Lynk through an investment made one year before the merger with Omnispace was announced.
SES, Lynk Global, and Omnispace plan to deliver direct-to-device connectivity to customers in mid-2027.
The FCC accepted Lynk Global, Inc.’s experimental-license application for filing on Monday, March 16, 2026.
Lynk Global Holdings, Inc. will integrate Lynk’s operational LEO platform with Omnispace’s 60 MHz of globally coordinated S-band spectrum.
The Lynk-Omnispace architecture is designed to provide broadband speeds directly to mobile phones.
SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said Lynk can deliver a lower-cost business case with higher resilience than LEO-only systems by using SES’s multi-orbit edge.
Lynk Global, Inc. filed a request with the FCC for an experimental license to begin technical validation of a multi-orbit relay architecture.
The FCC experimental license covers operation of a new Relay Payload on Lynk’s next-generation Tower satellites.
The Lynk-SES architecture is intended to provide always-on global connectivity without deploying thousands of new ground stations.
Lynk Global, Inc.’s multi-orbit relay architecture is part of a strategic partnership with SES.
Lynk Global Holdings, Inc. will be the combined entity formed by Lynk Global’s merger with Omnispace.
Lynk Global, Inc.’s proposed experimental campaign is designed to test inter-satellite links and bypass the terrestrial ground-station bottleneck used by other direct-to-device systems.
Lynk Global completed successful field trials in 2025, including a demonstration in Portugal with MEO that provided two-way messaging and emergency alerts in remote maritime environments.
The Lynk-Omnispace constellation targets a 5,000-satellite deployment by 2030.
If successful, the multi-orbit relay function will become a standard feature of the Lynk-Omnispace constellation.
Pending FCC approval, testing of Lynk Global, Inc.’s multi-orbit relay architecture is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
Under Lynk Global, Inc.’s multi-orbit, multi-spectrum model, user text or voice data is received by a Lynk LEO satellite, relayed to an SES mPOWER or SES-17 satellite, and down-linked to an SES gateway.
The Lynk-SES architecture is intended to use SES Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary assets to backhaul cellular traffic from Low Earth Orbit cell-towers-in-space.
Omnispace provides access to S-band spectrum as part of the Lynk-Omnispace merged company.