Focus: IOT
June 5, 2023
Space infrastructure services company Momentus secured a contract with Italy's Apogeo Space to provide orbital transportation services for nine of Apogeo's IoT constellation picosatellites. The deal, announced Monday, represents the second nine-satellite batch Momentus that will deliver for Apogeo's planned 100-satellite constellation, which is schedule to enter service by the second half of 2023. Apogeo's…
March 2, 2023
Viasat, Ligado Networks, and Skylo Technologies plan to work together to offer direct-to-devices services, the companies announced Thursday. The three companies have signed a non-binding MoU to offer direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services via Ligado’s SkyTerra satellite network. The companies intend to launch commercial services in 2023 across a range of market segments including consumer smartphone,…
March 1, 2023
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…
January 6, 2023
Satellite IoT startup Skylo announced partnerships Jan. 5 with both smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group and IoT solutions company Quectel aimed at expanding connectivity through satellite through smart phones and IoT devices. IoT solutions company Quectel announced its series of 5G-ready LPWA modules will support satellite non-terrestrial networks, allowing customers to seamlessly connect via cellular or…