Inmarsat is pursuing a new partnership with satellite Internet of Things (IoT) startup Hiber. Inmarsat will provide the satellite connectivity backbone on which it Hiber will continue to build Hiberband, its low-cost, low-power IoT, the companies announced Oct. 12. Mike Carter, president of Inmarsat Enterprise told Via Satellite that Hiber will be an IoT ecosystem…

Totum reports it has demonstrated a bidirectional communication between a fully integrated system-on-a-chip and a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. The company claims this is the first operation of indoor direct-to-satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.  Totum’s satellite communicated with a terrestrial endpoint located in a San Diego office building, demonstrating a miniature omnidirectional antenna. The…

Myriota will use Spire’s space services to deploy its satellite Internet of Things (IoT) constellation, the companies announced Wednesday. This is Spire’s first large-scale, commercial IoT customer for its space-as-a-service offering.  Through Spire’s space-as-a-service, Spire’s constellation will collect Myriota’s data and Myriota will be able to access it without the cost of building, launching, and…

OQ Technology, which is working to offer satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) service following cellular standards, has applied for six patents in the U.S. and Europe to improve IoT service in remote locations.  OQ Technology is a satellite-based IoT startup, and its technology follows 3GPP-based cellular standards for narrowband IoT, so customer IoT devices can…