E-Space is collaborating with United Arab Emirates tech firm e& to develop IoT solutions, the companies announced March 28.  The companies plan to develop cloud-native IoT solutions using e&'s terrestrial infrastructure and E-Space's Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The partners said this will create new business models in IoT for governments and large-scale enterprises worldwide. E-Space…

Sateliot is the first satellite operator to join the Global Certification Forum (GCF), a mobile and IoT standards certification organization. Sateliot and GCF said the collaboration announced this month will speed up the market availability of certified 3GPP Rel-17 non-terrestrial network Low-Earth Orbit (NTN LEO)-supported IoT chipsets and modules.  Sateliot is building a constellation of…

IoT provider emnify has signed a deal for satellite capacity with Lynk to enable IoT service. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, emnify customers will now be able to leverage their existing GSM or LTE cellular radio device to connect to Lynk's “cell tower” satellites.  emnify operates the IoT SuperNetwork which connects millions of IoT devices…

IoT network operator Astrocast completed an optimization of its satellite constellation for improved service and reliability, the operator announced Feb. 16.  Following the launch of a batch of four new satellites in November 2022, Astrocast reported that it commissioned and maneuvered them in a record time. The satellites will enter service starting at the end…