Focus: IOT

Specialized satellite manufacturer LeoStella will build and integrate satellite buses for space infrastructure-as-a-service company Loft Orbital Solutions under the terms of a new contract announced July 21. LeoStella will produce […]

There may be a sliver of good news for satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) providers looking to rebound from the COVID-19 shutdown, according to new air travel industry data released by […]

SpaceX Director of Starlink Software Matt Monson revealed some new details about the company’s mysterious Starlink constellation during an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on Reddit on June 6. Joined […]

Globalstar, Inc., has introduced the ST100, a new, one-way satellite transmitter. Globalstar said in a Wednesday release that the ST100 is lightweight, low power and small with embedded antennas, a […]

Inmarsat has deployed a new product, Tailings Insight, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution for monitoring mining tailings storage facilities. The solution is available in two propositions, Tailings Insight – […]

Ligado Networks has received more than $100 million in new investments for its work to build 5G Internet of Things (IoT) networks, the company announced Thursday. This funding comes after […]

In our recent column, we proposed a golden triangle of competitive differentiation in the satcom industry, comprising advantageous configurations of orbit, spectrum and payload to host a subset of 5G […]

Texas-based AI startup Hypergiant Industries has officially launched a software platform that supports autonomous satellite operations for commercial and government entities. The Hyper-Intelligent Vehicle Enhancement (H.I.V.E.) fleet operations platform aims […]

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has issued a call-to-action statement urging U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and industry leaders to collaborate on a plan to ensure U.S. leadership […]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is circulating a draft order to approve Ligado Network’s application to deploy a low-power terrestrial nationwide network in the L-band to support 5G and Internet of […]

Omnispace has selected Thales Alenia Space, to develop two satellites as the initial component of its satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. Omnispace is working toward a global hybrid communications […]

Myriota has raised $19.3 million in Series B funding led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, the Australian Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellite connectivity company announced Monday. Additional investors include […]

Danish satellite operator Sternula is leading a consortium that plans to develop a network for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites delivering ice chart data to ships at sea. According to a […]

Myriota Canada, a Canadian subsidiary of the Australian Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellite connectivity company Myriota, plans to acquire satellite assets from exactEarth Ltd. for about $422,000. A portion of […]

5G over satellite is coming. Last December, the satellite and telecoms industries, through the overarching 3rd Generation Partnership Project standards development organization, committed to the future convergence of terrestrial and […]

Telit has partnered with Sternum, the multilayered cybersecurity solution to provide real-time embedded protection for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Telit said Sternum’s solution can be built into its xE910 […]

Kinéis, a French IoT connectivity provider, has raised 100 million euro, reaching its capital target. Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), Bpifrance via the fund […]

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is designing and building the first fully operational nanosatellite in Kepler Communications’ next-generation constellation of communications satellites. SFL is also helping Kepler to set up a […]

Iridium Communications has deployed the service Iridium CloudConnect, calling it “the first and only satellite cloud-based solution offering  global coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.” The service combines Iridium […]

Skylo has emerged from stealth mode with $116 million in total funding. The new Series B round raised $103 million, led by SoftBank Group and joined by all existing investors. […]

  The first-ever plant-powered sensor, developed by Plant-e and Lacuna Space, has been transmitted to a satellite in space, the companies announced Tuesday. The Internet of Things (IoT) prototype device […]

KVH Industries and Kongsberg Digital have installed their first joint maritime IoT system on an active working vessel, the companies announced Thursday. The team installed a KVH Watch VSAT antenna […]

Cubic announced Monday that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division’s Vocality Radio over IP (RoIP) gateway is the first of its kind RoIP solution to receive First Responder Network Authority […]

Telit announced Monday that it has completed NTT DOCOMO interoperability testing for the LE910C1-AP and LE910C4-AP modules. The company now has ten Internet of Things (IoT) modules with NTT DOCOMO […]

Cisco has introduced the Cisco Silicon One, billing it as the industry’s only networking silicon architecture of its kind. The company also released the new Cisco 8000 Series, describing it […]

Keysight Technologies has contributed 5G and IoT device research to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) that it believes will help accelerate adoption of the recently released USB4 specification. The research […]

Satellite operator Iridium Communications revealed its first seven authorized Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service partners. Beginning in the first half of 2020, Arion Communications, AST, Marlink, Marsat, […]

SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk will appear as a keynote speaker at the SATELLITE 2020 Conference and Exhibition on Monday, March 9 at 4:00 p.m. EST at the […]

Microsoft Azure wants to craft its own space business vertical. But instead of building their own satellites, they’ve opted to build the business through partnerships. William Chappell, CTO of Microsoft […]

Sigfox, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) services, revealed the launch of its Private Area Network (PAN) offer. The new PAN aims to be deployed in more than 65 […]