FALLS CHURCH, VA.-- June 23, 2023 -- Lynk Global, Inc. (Lynk), the world’s leading sat2phone telecoms provider, and PNCC, Palau’s largest Mobile Network Operator, jointly announced today the start of initial commercial service to provide satellite-direct-to-mobile phone services to the island nation using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space”. PNCC is the first MNO in the world to launch Lynk’s sat2phone technology as a commercial service for their subscribers.

Established in 1982, PNCC has been the backbone of telecommunications in Palau for over 40 years, undertaking the challenging and essential mission of developing a national communications system for the island nation. From the humble beginning of serving 200 customers in the population center of Koror, PNCC has grown into a full-service telecommunications operator connecting customers across the archipelago.

“PNCC is innovating to ensure its mobile phone subscribers have connectivity across their whole country, no matter what happens. Lynk looks forward to helping PNCC do what many said was impossible. PNCC and Lynk are making the impossible possible. Lynk’s initial Sat2Phone service for Palau will start as a beta service in the Southwest Islands and will be extended across the country to include all remote areas, and Palau’s Maritime Economic Zone. Lynk will also be used to provide back-up services, when natural disasters hit and knock out the ground network, to enhance network resilience in this archipelago nation,” says Charles Miller, CEO of Lynk. “Lynk is the world’s only patented, proven, commercially-licensed and now operational satellite-direct-to-phone service, and we are thrilled to partner with PNCC to launch this service to their subscribers,” Miller continues.

Lynk holds 30+ commercial agreements with MNOs worldwide, and has conducted successful demonstrations across 40+ countries on seven continents. Lynk anticipates starting commercial service with numerous other MNOs globally over the course of 2023.

“Our partnership with Lynk signals a new era of connectivity for Palau. It‘s not just about advanced technology; it’s about bringing people together, connecting our remote islands and increasing resilience for the entire nation. We are committed to ensuring that every person in Palau has access to world-class telecommunications services, no matter where they are,” said PNCC CEO, Simon Fraser.