{"id":5822,"date":"2025-03-27T17:31:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/lynk-and-turkcell-demonstrates-direct-to-device-technology-via-leo-satellites-in-turkiye\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:31:46","slug":"lynk-and-turkcell-demonstrates-direct-to-device-technology-via-leo-satellites-in-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/lynk-and-turkcell-demonstrates-direct-to-device-technology-via-leo-satellites-in-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynk and Turkcell Demonstrates Direct-to-Device Technology via LEO Satellites in T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1743064489521_638786612952074471.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Lynk and Turkcell Demonstrates Direct-to-Device Technology via LEO Satellites in T\u00fcrkiye\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1743064489521_638786612952074471.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1743064489521_638786612952074471.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynk Global<\/strong>, a leading satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) provider, announced that it has successfully demonstrated its patented technology in a testing campaign conducted in T\u00fcrkiye with <strong>Turkcell<\/strong>, the country\u2019s largest mobile operator with more than 40 million subscribers. This is the latest milestone in Lynk\u2019s efforts to bring D2D connectivity via low earth orbit (LEO) satellites to T\u00fcrkiye since both companies announced an agreement to complement network resiliency and mobile coverage in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>Ramu Potarazu<\/strong><strong>, Chief Executive Officer of Lynk,<\/strong> said, \u201cWe are thrilled to add T\u00fcrkiye to the growing list of countries where Lynk has showcased its patented and proven technology. Along with Turkcell, Lynk is committed to enhancing connectivity across rural areas in T\u00fcrkiye, including in emergencies when terrestrial networks are temporarily inoperable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Why do Satellite Components not need Radiation-Hardened Testing for use in LEO?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>As T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s leading mobile operator, Turkcell continues to push technological boundaries to ensure uninterrupted communication and expanded coverage. In collaboration with Lynk, Turkcell conducted the country\u2019s first field tests of D2D technology, which enables mobile services including SMS, voice, and mobile data\u2014directly to standard mobile phones via LEO satellites. The tests conducted in a rural area near Konya, T\u00fcrkiye, utilized Turkcell\u2019s mobile frequencies and Lynk\u2019s satellites to successfully provide seamless SMS exchanges and voice calls using commercial cell phones without requiring specialized devices or attachments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lynk Global, a leading satellite-direct-to-device (D2D) provider, announced that it has successfully demonstrated its patented technology in a testing campaign conducted in T\u00fcrkiye with Turkcell, the country\u2019s largest mobile operator with more than 40 million subscribers. This is the latest milestone in Lynk\u2019s efforts to bring D2D connectivity via low earth orbit (LEO) satellites to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,38,20],"class_list":["post-5822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-leo","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}