Focus: IOT

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is partnering with Hunter Communications to monitor the Earth’s seismic activity, the two companies announced Sept. 20. The companies plan to install high-precision seismometers in...

Hiber, the Dutch satellite Internet of Things (IoT) company, has signed a breakthrough deal with one of the world’s largest oil companies. It will provide Shell with integrity monitoring solutions...

Dutch satellite industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company Hiber B.V. has appointed a new CEO. Roel Jansen who joined Hiber as chief commercial officer in March, is now the company’s...

Ligado has chosen Mavenir as its partner to develop base stations for its 5G mobile satellite network, the company announced Thursday. Mavenir is an end-to-end, cloud-native network software provider.  Ligado...

Inmarsat is rolling out an upgraded narrowband L-band network called Elera for Internet of Things (IoT) service using capacity from its soon-to-launch I-6 satellites.  Elera will use capacity from two...

SpaceX is in the process of making its first acquisition of a satellite company. According to FCC filings from August 6, SpaceX has reached an agreement to buy satellite Internet...