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February 02, 2023
Congressional Testimony, Statement of Margo R. Deckard, Lynk COO, before the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Committee on Energy & Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
By Margo Deckard
“[Today] I am going to share with you Lynk’s story because not only are we at the forefront of creating the technology that powers satellite direct to phone service, but because Lynk’s experience highlights the New Space revolution and the important role the U.S. government can play to support this kind of innovation for the benefit of American consumers, American competitiveness, and our national security.” — Margo Deckard, Feb 2, 2023
December 15, 2022
Congress and the Administration Embrace Critical Space Innovation
By Tony DeTora
Lynk applauds a series of recent steps that signal continued progress by leaders in the U.S. Government to address key space policy issues. Recent weeks have seen the introduction of important satellite-related legislation and a proposal by the FCC Chairwoman to create a new Space Bureau. This bipartisan attention from senior space and telecommunications-focused policymakers […]
July 06, 2022
Mercedes-Benz AG – Car2Space Award
By Mahmoud Khafagy
Two undeniable modern necessities are the mobile phone and the car. A third necessity is just-in-time logistics to enable rapid delivery by companies like Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and DHL. A fourth emerging service, which is becoming a necessity for some, are rideshare services like Uber and Lyft. And a fifth emerging service, which may become […]
October 11, 2021
Lynk’s Flagship Carrier Program
By Mahmoud Khafagy
Being connected everywhere is something that billions of mobile users around the globe not only want, but more importantly, that they need. Lynk’s mission is to fulfill this need by enabling standard mobile phones everywhere on Earth to connect to our satellites. We filed with the FCC earlier in 2021 for a commercial license. Lynk […]
September 29, 2021
How Lynk Proved Direct Two-way Satellite-to-Mobile-Phone Connectivity
By Tyghe Speidel
On 14 September 2021, Lynk became the first company in history to create a successful two-way connection between a standard mobile cellular device on Earth and a satellite cell tower. Lynk’s 5th satellite (Shannon) has now completed two-way registration and signaling for hundreds of mobile phones in 3 different countries — the United States, the […]
July 10, 2021
Lynk is Riding Two Transformational Waves
By Charles Miller
Lynk is riding two transformational technological waves that are changing civilization as we know it. The first is one everybody knows about — Moore’s Law. The second — Cheap Access to Space (CATS) — is a concept that only “space geeks” are familiar with. When we tell people that we are launching cell towers in space […]
May 21, 2021
The Art & Science of Minimizing Orbital Debris
By Charles Miller
The world is entering an inflection point. We can’t see it. And most of us don’t even know that this critical juncture exists. We are opening the space frontier, and many thousands of satellites will soon be launched into orbit to connect the world, which will change the lives of every man, woman and child on Earth. TODAY […]
