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Founding members of the Mobile Satellite Services Association include Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, and Omnispace.
SES became a strategic shareholder in the direct-to-device venture formed by Lynk Global and Omnispace.
Lynk and Omnispace announced a merger in November 2025 to combine their assets and experience in the direct-to-device market.
Omnispace’s market access footprint reaches 1 billion people across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Omnispace provides access to S-band spectrum as part of the Lynk-Omnispace merged company.
Lynk is merging with Omnispace and SES is set to become a strategic investor in the combined company under a deal announced last year.
The planned merger between Lynk Global and Omnispace aims to combine Omnispace’s globally coordinated S-band spectrum with Lynk’s satellite platform.
Mobile satellite service players like Globalstar, Lynk, and Omnispace rely on L- and S-band allocations for IoT and messaging.
Once the merger between Lynk Global and Omnispace is finalized, the entity will become a credible global challenger in D2D and IoT connectivity.
Omnispace CTO Jeff Snyder leads the working group that developed the recommendations.
Anywaves' collaboration with Thales Alenia Space commenced in 2020 and was realized in 2022 with the launch of Omnispace Spark-1TM, equipped with Anywaves antennas.
SES' investment in Lynk and Omnispace may encourage further investment from other operators in the D2D market.
Lynk Global and Omnispace plan to merge, with SES becoming a major strategic shareholder once the merger is completed.
The merger of Lynk and Omnispace accelerates their timeline toward achieving continuous D2D service.
Omnispace had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ligado to combine MSS spectrum for a joint market entry, which is now disrupted due to Ligado selling its spectrum rights to AST SpaceMobile.
Lynk gains access to globally coordinated S-band spectrum through the merger, while Omnispace acquires a proven operational D2D platform.
SES already holds investments in both Lynk and Omnispace, strengthening its strategic position through the consolidation of their assets and capabilities.
Omnispace owns satellite S-band spectrum but lacks the financial capability to develop an independent D2D constellation.
Omnispace's spectrum is not available over North America or Europe, requiring SES's assistance.
Omnispace's business model focuses on Direct-To-Device applications.