Lynk and Vodafone Ghana Sign
Contract Bringing Satellite-Direct-to-Standard-Phone
Technology to Ghana Providing 100% Mobile Coverage
April 11, 2023
Lynk Global, Inc. has signed
its second commercial contract with Telecel Group in
Africa to provide services to Vodafone Ghana’s
subscribers. This new contract will provide mobile
coverage to 100% of Ghana’s population of 31 million
inhabitants using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space.”
Charles Miller, CEO of Lynk,
said, “This agreement extends Lynk’s leadership in
the satellite-direct-to-standard-phone category in
Africa and is an important milestone as interest in
the category continues to heat up. Lynk remains the
only patented, proven and commercially-licensed
company for satellite-direct-to-standard-phone
technology anywhere in the world,” Miller continues.
ynk’s “cell towers
in space” will enable Telecel Group to offer
ubiquitous geographic coverage to over 6 million
Vodafone Ghana subscribers and will be utilized for
extending rural coverage, including Maritime
Economic Zone, as a backup to ensure service
resilience, continuity of IoT devices, and as a
terrestrial tower replacement for underperforming
(economical or technical) towers.
“We are excited at the
possibilities this partnership brings to the
country. It provides the unique opportunity to
connect everyone everywhere and accelerates the
benefits that connectivity offers in health,
education, and job creation, especially for our
women and youth,’’ stated Patricia Obo-Nai, CEO of
Vodafone Ghana.
Following the takeover of its
majority shares by Telecel Group, Vodafone Ghana has
leveraged the partnership between Lynk and Telecel
Group to provide innovative services and widespread
mobile coverage across Ghana's rural areas.
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