Australia’s TPG completes first D2D satellite trials with Lynk
Australian operator announces first successful testing of mobile services using Lynk’s LEO network, marking first major step in the pair’s mission to reach “near-100%” D2D coverage in the country.
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- Organisations: 2degrees; Apple; AST SpaceMobile; Australian government; Globe Telecom; Google; Intelsat; Kuiper Systems; Lynk Global; Microsoft; Optus; Rogers Communications; Samsung; SpaceX; Spark; Starlink; Taiwan Mobile; Telikom; Telstra; TPG Telecom; Turkcell; Verizon; Vodafone Group.
- Geographies: Asia-Pacific; Australia.
- People: Giovanni Chiarelli.
- Themes: Broadband; Data; Direct-to-device (D2D); Emergency communications; Fixed-wireless access (FWA); Internet of Things (IoT); Low-Earth orbit satellites (LEO); Messaging; Mobile backhaul; Mobile devices; Mobile services; Network resilience; Network slicing; Optimisation; Satellite; Security; Spectrum sharing; Strategy; Technology.
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