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 plans to be operating more than 50 satellites of a proposed 5,000-satellite constellation by the end of next year.
Lynk Global plans to cover roughly 2,000,000 square kilometers of the Cook Islands’ exclusive economic zone to provide backup services if natural disasters knock out ground networks.
Lynk completed the first-ever connection from a satellite to a standard phone on Earth in March 2020.
Lynk Global operates a planned network of 5,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
Lynk Global expects to expand satellite-enabled coverage to two more Palau islands before the end of 2023 and across Palau’s more than 300 islands and surrounding waters by March.
With three Lynk satellites in LEO, Lynk Global is enabling texts to be sent and received from three satellite overpasses per day in part of Palau in partnership with Palau National Communications Corp.
Lynk Global launched initial D2D services in June to use spectrum from terrestrial cellular partners to reach consumer smartphones.
Lynk Global has secured funding to launch three more satellites this fall and has funding commitments to deploy another six in January.
The Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) will be the first mobile operator to use Lynk Global’s direct-to-device satellites commercially.
Lynk Global requires additional regulatory approvals to operate in all countries where it plans services, including the United States, which recently proposed a direct-to-device regulatory framework.
Lynk Global is seeking to expand its low Earth orbit constellation to increase coverage and reduce latency and to ultimately enable additional connectivity services such as voice calls.
Lynk Global aims to be operating more than 50 satellites by the end of 2024.
Lynk Global has completed successful demonstrations of its direct-to-device technology in over 40 countries on seven continents.
Rogers Communications Inc. is partnering with Lynk Global to test and deploy satellite-to-phone connectivity across Canada.
Virginia-based Lynk Global is seeking permission to provide commercial services in the emerging direct-to-device market.
After sending its first text message to a standard smartphone from space in early 2020, Lynk Global has contracts with nearly 30 carriers worldwide and is testing its capabilities in more than a dozen countries.
Lynk Global currently has three satellites in low Earth orbit and plans to deploy at least another three before the end of 2023 to provide initially lower-bandwidth services including text messaging and emergency alerts.
The Telecel Group contract with Lynk will provide mobile coverage to 100% of Ghana’s population of 31 million inhabitants using Lynk’s cell-towers-in-space.
Lynk Global, Inc. signed a second commercial contract with Telecel Group to provide services to Vodafone Ghana’s subscribers.
As Lynk deploys more satellites, the company plans for its service availability to increase and expand to provide mobile broadband and voice.