Skylo, a satellite-based narrow-band (NB) IoT solution company, has today announced that Inmarsat will provide the satellite capacity backbone to deliver its IoT solutions for connecting machines and sensors. The agreement pairs Inmarsat’s exceptionally reliable global satellite network with a complete, easy-to-use IoT solution that provides even the most remotely located application users with real-time, […]
Lindsay Broadband has announced the addition of Wade Sarver as a consultant. Sarver will focus on bundling Lindsay’s product offerings together to enable Lindsay to provide end-to-end solutions to the wireless industry. Some of these solutions include rural broadband offerings such as wireless, Private LTE (PLTE), GPON / XGS-PON, hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC), and powering. […]
Ericson has reported that Q1 sales, adjusted for comparable units and currency, grew by 10 per cent year-on-year. Networks sales increased by 15 per cent, driven by market share gains. Reported net income was SEK 3.2 billion (€0.3bn). Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson, commented: “Our strategy, built on increased investments in R&D for […]
Mobile satellite operator Iridium says it has grown its ‘billable’ subscriber base by 14 per cent to 1.518 million, saying that the jump was driven by growth in both commercial and government customers. Iridium’s revenue growth during the first quarter-year of 2021 grew 1 per cent to $146.5 million made up of $116.2 million in […]
New Jersey-based Orbcomm, which supplies satellite-based Internet of Things and M2M connectivity, is being bought by GI Partners. GI Partners is paying a premium of some 52 per cent on Orbcomm’s closing share price of April 7th. Orbcomm has more than 30 satellites in low Earth orbit, and has a list of blue-chip clients who […]
The world’s major satellite players are busy preparing for 5G. While much of the focus has been on the US, where some of their C-band frequencies have been auctioned off by the FCC, similar sell-offs are happening around the globe. A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) says that direct satellite connectivity to mobile, at […]
he Mioty technology is the standardized wireless connectivity solution for Massive IoT. Based on Fraunhofer’s patented telegram splitting technology, Mioty delivers a breakthrough in scalability and reliability for large industrial and commercial IoT deployments. Together with its members, the Mioty Alliance build an end-to-end solution across the entire IoT value chain – from Endpoints and Base […]
According to a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number smart homes in Europe and North America reached 102.6 million in 2020. The most advanced smart home market is North America, having an installed base of 51.2 million smart homes at the end of the year. This represents a penetration rate […]
In December 2018 Swarm Technologies was hit with a $900,000 fine by the FCC for an unlawful and unauthorised launch of four tiny, sandwich-sized satellites. Swarm might now be having a winning smile on its face because its network of Internet of Things (IoT) global coverage with 72 commercial satellites already providing 100 per cent […]
A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) says that satellite data traffic and capacity will generate downstream values of $21 billion (€17.6bn) over the next 10 years. NSR’s Big Data Analytics via Satellite report finds continued growth for downstream Big Data applications through the next decade. NSR sees this growth driven by applications built on […]