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Lynk plans to deploy 5,000 satellites to improve global coverage.

NARRATIVE GROWTH12/27/2024Slam Corp extends Lynk Global merger deadline as cash reserves dwindle

Lynk Global recently deployed two additional satellites to improve coverage and capabilities while remaining far short of its plan to deploy 5,000 satellites for full global service.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/14/2024FCC approves direct-to-smartphone regulatory framework

Lynk ultimately plans to deploy 5,000 satellites in low Earth orbit for global direct-to-smartphone connectivity.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/7/2024Slam and Lynk Global’s home run with a definitive business combination agreement

Lynk Global plans to deploy two more one-meter-squared satellites early next year via SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rideshare mission.

NARRATIVE GROWTH12/28/2023Slam Corp returns $176 million ahead of proposed Lynk Global merger

Rogers and Lynk Global, Inc. completed Canada’s first successful satellite-to-mobile phone call using Samsung S22 smartphones.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/14/2023Rogers + Lynk complete Satellite-to-Mobile call in Canada

Lynk Global plans to launch an initial service 2023 with Telikom, bmobile’s parent company, in Papua New Guinea.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/7/2023Lynk Global starts initial direct-to-device services in Solomon Islands

Lynk Global plans to deploy three additional one-meter-squared satellites this fall as part of a proposed constellation of 5,000 satellites.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/7/2023Lynk Global starts initial direct-to-device services in Solomon Islands

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/14/2023The promise of direct-to-device

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/25/2023AST SpaceMobile conducts first direct-to-device voice test

Virginia-based Lynk Global has raised $27,000,000 for a constellation of dedicated low Earth orbit satellites to connect directly to unmodified phones.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL10/21/2022Iridium sheds more light on direct-to-smartphone plan

Lynk Global expects to deploy 50 pizza-box-shaped satellites by the end of 2023 to reduce service gaps to between 30 and 45 minutes.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/21/2022Iridium sheds more light on direct-to-smartphone plan

Lynk plans to deploy more than 50 satellites before the end of 2023 to increase satellite revisit times to every 15–30 minutes.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/11/2022Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon

Lynk secured regulatory approval on 2022-09-16 to operate its constellation globally after launching its first operational satellite in April.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/11/2022Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon

Lynk Global builds its satellites in-house and plans to deploy more than 50 satellites before the end of 2023 to increase satellite revisit times to every 15 to 30 minutes.

NARRATIVE GROWTH9/19/2022Lynk Global gets first commercial satellite direct-to-cell operating license

Lynk Global secured $1,000,000 in funding from Virginia Venture Partners to build and integrate its third and fourth commercial satellites.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL7/8/2022Second commercial Lynk Global satellite still looking for launch

Lynk Global plans to deploy more than 50 satellites before the end of 2023 to provide an order-of-magnitude increase in satellite overpasses.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/8/2022Second commercial Lynk Global satellite still looking for launch

Lynk planned to provide the world’s first commercial satellite direct-to-mobile phone service in 2022.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/6/2022Lynk wins the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge

Lynk Tower 1, Lynk’s first commercial-ready satellite, launched in April 2022.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/6/2022Lynk wins the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/17/2022Operational AST SpaceMobile satellites could proceed without prototype

Lynk Global aims to deploy its 10 operational satellites 12–15 months after the first operational satellite is launched.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/11/2022AST SpaceMobile books more SpaceX rides months after canceling Soyuz reservation
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