LYNK, BMOBILE START SAT2PHONE SERVICE FOR SUBSCRIBERS

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Lynk Global Inc (Lynk), a sat2phone telecoms provider, and bmobile Solomon Islands Limited (bmobile) announced the start of initial satellite direct-to-mobile phone (sat2phone) services to subscribers using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space”.

Lynk in a statement said bmobile became the latest mobile network operator (MNO) to launch Lynk’s sat2phone technology as a service for their subscribers.

Established in 2010, bmobile is a leader in providing high-speed data, reliable voice and short message service (SMS) telecommunications across the Solomon Islands, and currently operates in four provinces across the country.

“Our initial Sat2Phone service will start as a beta service in the Makira and extend next year across the island nation to include all remote areas, including the Solomon Islands maritime economic exclusion zone, which covers more than 1.6 million kilometres.

“Lynk will also be used to provide back-up services, when natural disasters damage the ground network, to enhance network resilience,” said Lynk chief commercial officer, Dan Dooley.

Meanwhile, bmobile chief executive officer, Devan Kula said bmobile now has the ability to further extend geographic mobile coverage for the people of Solomon Islands.

“As the Lynk service grows it will bring 21st century connectivity to all the people of the Solomon Islands across the entire nation,” added Kula.

Lynk has proven SMS, broadcast emergency alerts, and voice calls on all seven continents, and anticipates starting commercial service with many more MNOs globally over the rest of 2023.

The company is also targeting service launch this year in Papua New Guinea with bmobile’s parent company Telikom Ltd.

-- BERNAMA