Lynk (Lynk Global, Inc.) has successfully connected a satellite in LEO to an ordinary mobile phone on Earth.

The technical breakthrough enabled Lynk to send the world’s first ever text message from space to a mobile phone. This milestone, witnessed by independent third-party observers, represents the critical, industry-first next step for Lynk’s vision to use satellites to provide broadband services directly to more than five billion mobile phones on the planet, everywhere.

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