Colombia Tests Satellite Direct-to-Device SOS Messaging
Colombia’s ICT Ministry tested direct-to-device satellite emergency messaging in Sumapaz, a rural area of Bogotá without terrestrial mobile coverage. The ...
In Focus: Skylo
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Skylo Profile
Private Company
Skylo provides a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) service platform that enables smartphones, IoT devices, vehicles, and industrial equipment to communicate directly over existing geostationary (GEO) satellites using 3GPP standards. Rather than operating its own satellite constellation, Skylo partners with satellite operators and mobile network providers to extend cellular coverage into remote and underserved regions without requiring specialized satellite hardware.
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California |
| CEO | Parth Trivedi |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Primary Focus | Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), Satellite Connectivity, Direct-to-Device Services, IoT Communications |
| Coverage | NTN • Direct-to-Device • Satellite IoT • 3GPP Release 17 • GEO Satellites • Mobile Networks • Automotive Connectivity • Emergency Messaging • Hybrid Space-Terrestrial Networks • Space Communications |
Vodafone IoT Partners with Skylo to Add NTN NB-IoT Satellite Coverage
Vodafone IoT announced a partnership with Skylo Technologies to deliver Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) NB-IoT satellite connectivity to enterprise customers. The agreement introduces ...
Semtech and Skylo partner on first unified terrestrial-satellite IoT platform
Semtech has expanded its partnership with Skylo Technologies to introduce what they describe as the industry’s first single-vendor IoT platform ...
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