A couple of items across the news desk this week about non-terrestrial network (NTN; satellite) extensions for cellular 5G-branded IoT connectivity: Luxembourg-based NTN-IoT startup OQ Technology has signed Aramco Digital as a distributor, and Australian NTN-IoT outfit Myriota is working with US satellite broadband...
Cellular MVNO Transatel has struck a deal with satellite IoT operator OQ Technology to be able to offer a converged terrestrial/non-terrestrial cellular NB-IoT network service. OQ Technology has deployed NB-IoT on a constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. It wants a “global constellation” to...
Luxembourg-based 5G IoT satellite operator OQ Technology has secured €13 million ($12.9 million) of new investment in a Series A funding round to develop its own tech solutions, acquire more spectrum, and expand its satellite constellation, the company has said. The funding round was...
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, founder and CEO of OQ Technology, explained that currently, once a device leaves NB-IoT cellular...
