EchoStar Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation launched an early adopter program for a European satellite-based LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) service. The program will allow participants in sectors such as transport and logistics, agriculture, oil and gas and utilities to test the satellite-enabled connectivity solution.  Telemaco Melia, vice president and general manager of…

German space company OHB and its subsidiary LuxSpace entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OQ Technology (OQ) to collaborate on a satellite-based IoT upstream and downstream service for energy, agriculture, defense and green economy markets. LuxSpace's Triton-X microsatellite platform, which is being developed under the European Space Agency's ARTES program, will be a…

Blue Sky Network has debuted a new dual-mode data management solution called SkyLink for land, air, sea, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It offers both Iridium's Certus service and local GSM/LTE connectivity for continuous sensor reporting, asset utilization, IoT monitoring, and two-way messaging. Skylink said the software and hardware configuration was engineered to capture…

Skylo is partnering with Inmarsat to supply the satellite connectivity to power its Narrow-Band (NB) Internet of Things (IoT) network, the company announced Tuesday. The two companies have been working together through demonstrations and testing, and the network is currently available in India through a partnership with BSNL, with plans for a global rollout.  Parth…