Inmarsat is working with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to simplify connecting Low Power Wide Area (LoRa) networks to satellite. The companies are launching the MF 400 IoT Satellite Bridge incorporating Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service.  According to a Tuesday release, the solution enables data from Internet of Things (IoT) sensors operating on LoRaWAN…

Exolaunch revealed on Tuesday that it signed a launch agreement for two of Kepler’s 6U XL satellites. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration, and deployment services to Kepler’s satellites on a Soyuz rideshare mission, with a launch target of September 2020. Kepler’s two new 6U XL satellites both carry a Ku-band communications system and a…

MediaTek reports it has conducted a successful trial of a 5G satellite Internet of Things (IoT) data connection. In a Wednesday release, MediaTek said it established a bi-directional link and transferred data from its satellite-enabled standard NB-IoT device to Inmarsat's Alphasat L-band satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The companies say this test was the first…

Skylo revealed on Tuesday that it is partnering with Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly known as Altair Semiconductor). Skylo and Sony say they are the first to develop and deploy cellular Internet of Things (IoT) chipsets that can connect via Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites, which use the standardized, 5G-ready, NB-IoT protocol. The partnership also makes contributions…