Lynk Global is working with private network company Anterix to test direct-to-device communications for critical infrastructure sectors. The collaboration opens the door to private D2D networks to support use cases like electric and gas utilities, logistics companies, transportation providers, pipelines, and military bases.
Anterix is the largest holder of licensed 900 MHz band spectrum in the contiguous U.S., and it provides private networking solutions in this band to utilities. The company cites 11 utilities including Ameren, Oncor, and Xcel Energy that have deployed its technology.
The partners announced the collaboration on Monday, along with an FCC experimental license to use Lynk’s satellite D2D communications network in Anterix’s licensed 900 MHz broadband spectrum. The partners plan to test devices like land mobile radios, smart phones, computers, advanced routers and edge devices in multiple geographic locations
Amy Mehlman, Lynk executive vice president and chief global affairs officer, noted this collaboration will test integrating dedicated low-band spectrum opportunity into Lynk’s “agile multi-spectrum satellite platform.”
“Testing the integration of 900 MHz-enabled devices with Lynk’s satellite capabilities will give us incredible insight into the products and services that could be developed, possibly opening the door to a new category of private, secure, resilient network services,” said Anterix Chief Regulatory & Corporate Communications Officer Christopher Guttman-McCabe.
