Lynk lays claim to world’s first satellite smartphone call

A battle is brewing in the satellite direct-to-device (D2D) market as another company has staked its claim to a significant milestone.
Lynk is building a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation it describes as ‘cell towers in space’ to offer direct connectivity to unmodified, off-the-shelf devices. On Tuesday it said it has carried out two-way voice calls over its network, posting a video on YouTube as proof, and claiming the feat as a world first.
The thing is, rival D2D opera