
Astrocast to buy Dutch IoT scale-up Hiber, raise further funds for satellite network
Consolidation in the satellite IoT space, already, and again; Swiss satellite IoT operator Astrocast has agreed a deal to acquire busy Dutch industrial IoT scale-up Hiber. Astrocast, with a network …

TrakAssure and Wyld combine on satellite-based LoRaWAN for supply chain tracking
UK-based (Sweden-owned) IoT connectivity specialist Wyld Networks and US-based IoT solution provider TrakAssure have announced the first fruit of their joint labour, also with LoRaWAN system provider Senet and satellite …

RWE picks Inmarsat’s satellite IoT for hydro stations (and a good example of green IoT)
RWE has recruited Inmarsat to carry IoT data traffic from its hydroelectric power facilities in Snowdonia national park in northwest Wales over its new ELERA satellite service. The German energy …

730,360 kilometres, 2.44 seconds – scientists bounce LoRa message off the Moon
A team of scientists in Europe has bounced a LoRa message off the Moon. The feat sets a new distance record of 730,360 kilometres for the distance travelled by a …

Satellite IoT market to hit 15.7m connections in 2025, growing 35.8% per year
The number of satellite IoT subscribers will increase at a compound rate of 35.8 percent per year to reach 15.7 million in 2025, from around 3.4 million in 2020. Analyst …

Ingenu to launch 72 LEO satellites into space – to build ‘largest space IIoT network’
IoT connectivity company Ingenu has announced a plan to launch 72 satellites into space to support low-power machine communications for the smart energy, manufacturing, agriculture, cities, logistics, oil and gas, …

Microsoft and Nokia bundle ‘space tech’ and 5G to spur Australian industry
Microsoft and Nokia have partnered with the South Australian Government to combine ‘space technology’ and terrestrial 5G in service of local industry, including as the basis for digital change in …

Inmarsat preps narrowband IoT satellite network and satellite-5G combi service
UK satellite communications provider Inmarsat is to launch a global narrowband network for IoT connectivity, targeting the aviation, maritime, and government sectors. The new service, which goes by the name …

‘Bringing both worlds together’: OQ aims for a hybrid LEO NB-IoT network
A start-up based in Luxembourg is exploring the use of low-earth-orbit satellites for narrowband IoT connectivity and in the process of launching nanosatellites that will support commercial service. Omar Qaise, …

Speedcast and Nokia bundle private 5G and satellite comms for remote industrial IoT
Australian satellite communications provider Speedcast International has signed a deal with Nokia to offer the Finnish vendor’s plug-and-play private LTE and 5G solution to remote industrial customers. Speedcast supplies satellite-based …