Lynk Global Satellite Connectivity
Whether we’re tramping, deep sea fishing, or checking on our livestock, us Kiwis love living a full life, even in places outside mobile coverage. To bring mobile coverage* to these hard-to-reach spots, 2degrees has now partnered with Lynk Global’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology and have successfully completed a preliminary round of testing mid-2023 with more testing scheduled in the coming months.
Cell towers in space
Lynk Global builds, launches, and operates ‘cell-tower-in-space’ satellites that provide direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) connectivity with global coverage. This should work with most mobile phones currently available.
*Satellite text coverage for NZ will be available while a Lynk Satellite is directly overhead at your location and there is a direct line of sight between your device and the satellite. The service is unlikely to work if you’re indoors and if you’re in dense bush or there are other obstacles between your device and the satellite it may not work. While satellite numbers are growing, the service will not be near instantaneous. But when more satellites launch in the future, the service should be available more consistently and delivery should become faster.
^FCC Grants Lynk First-Ever License for Commercial Satellite-Direct-to-Standard-Mobile-Phone Service
Coverage everywhere
Patented and proven
Testing is underway
Starlink Business Services
We’ve also partnered with Starlink’s enterprise-grade satellite system. This allows us to provide high-speed and low latency internet connectivity for businesses working in remote locations or out of the way places.
