Iridium’s shares closed down more than 7% Oct. 23 after the satellite operator lowered its full-year service revenue outlook again, while withdrawing its $1 billion target for 2030 amid mounting competition from SpaceX.

The post Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spain’s Sateliot says it has achieved a narrowband connection from a LEO satellite for the first time to a commercial IoT device built to global 5G standards known as 3GPP Release 17.

The post Sateliot hails standards-based IoT connection from LEO to a commercial device appeared first on SpaceNews.

OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things devices to Australia, the Luxembourg-based LEO operator announced Sept. 30.

The post OQ Technology expands satellite IoT services to Australia appeared first on SpaceNews.

British smallsat maker Open Cosmos has acquired Connected, a Portuguese startup developing 5G narrowband connectivity payloads for satellites.

The post Open Cosmos buys Portuguese startup to bolster space-based IoT capabilities appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spain is investing about $15 million in Sateliot to help the Spanish startup scale its constellation to at least 100 nanosatellites, the LEO operator announced March 25.

The post Spain backs Sateliot with $15 million to expand connectivity constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

A year-old Portuguese startup has raised around $2 million to fly a payload on a commercial small satellite to demonstrate plans for a narrowband connectivity network.

The post Portuguese startup gets funds to develop hosted payload connectivity network appeared first on SpaceNews.

As Internet of Things (IoT) components proliferate in satellites, new cybersecurity risks must be addressed.

The post Satellites and the specter of IoT attacks appeared first on SpaceNews.

The space industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, and this transformation continues to evolve. Companies dedicated solely to rocket launches or satellite systems, CubeSats, and low-orbit satellites are […]

The post Merida Aerospace Introduces Space of Things: The New Direction of Space Manufacturing appeared first on SpaceNews.

EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) announced today that seven leading European Internet of Things (IoT) service providers have signed multi-year commercial agreements to develop and sell IoT solutions using EchoStar Mobile’s […]

The post Seven European Internet of Things Solution Providers Choose EchoStar for Real-Time Satellite IoT Connectivity appeared first on SpaceNews.

OQ Technology of Luxembourg, which raised $13 million in September to build out a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) constellation, ordered three additional satellites from Kongsberg NanoAvionics.

The post NanoAvionics to build three more NB-IoT satellites for OQ Technology appeared first on SpaceNews.

Companies developing internet-of-things satellite constellations don’t see other broadband megaconstellations as direct competitors, but some see an opportunity to learn from them.

The post Satellite IoT companies don’t see broadband systems as competitors appeared first on SpaceNews.

Sateliot raised 10 million euros ($11.4 million) in a Series A investment round.

The post Sateliot raises 10 million euros in Series A round appeared first on SpaceNews.

Days after acknowledging it would no longer operate its own satellite network, Dutch internet-of-things startup Hiber says it is partnering with Inmarsat to provide those services.

The post Hiber partners with Inmarsat for IoT satellite network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Dutch company Hiber is dropping plans to deploy an internet-of-things smallsat constellation, electing instead to provide similar services through a third-party system.

The post Hiber abandons plans for IoT satellite constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

What role is there for space and satellite industries in Industry 4.0? Plenty.

The post Op-ed | Sound space industry regulation matters for the 4th Industrial Revolution appeared first on SpaceNews.

Is the rapidly expanding market for connecting Internet of Things devices to satellites set for a shake-up as two billionaires, both with reputations for challenging the status quo, plot forays into the industry?

The post Connecting the Dots | Entrepreneurial titans take on satellite IoT appeared first on SpaceNews.

Momentus Space announced an agreement Oct. 20 with Canada’s Kepler Communications to arrange the 2021 launch of two satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare flight and delivery to their desired orbital altitude in the Vigoride in-space transportation vehicle. 

The post Momentus and Kepler announce service agreement appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spanish startup Sateliot on July 28 selected Open Cosmos to build and operate a constellation of up to 100 small satellites, but stopped short of a firm contract for the full system.

The post Open Cosmos selected to build Spanish smallsat constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

Swarm Technologies is working with in-space transportation startup Momentus to send its constellation of tiny internet-of-things satellites into different orbital planes.

The post Swarm teams with Momentus to spread out SpaceBees appeared first on SpaceNews.

Founded in 2015 to commercialize cheap, narrowband signal transmitters developed at the University of South Australia, Myriota has raised $37 million total.

The post Australian IoT startup Myriota raises $19 million appeared first on SpaceNews.

French Internet of Things startup Kinéis has raised 100 million euros ($110.5 million) from private and public investors to fund a constellation of 25 cubesats.

The post Kinéis raises 100 million euros to build and launch 25 IoT cubesats appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company said Jan. 28 it will build its constellation of 140 cubesats in a 5,000-square-foot facility it commissioned late last year at its Toronto headquarters. 

The post Kepler decides to build its 140-satellite cubesat constellation in-house appeared first on SpaceNews.

Startup Skylo emerged from stealth mode Jan. 21 with $116 million in the bank and plans to connect devices by transferring data over existing geostationary communications satellites.

The post Startup Skylo seeks to connect millions of devices, vehicles, vessels via satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Kepler Communications on Dec. 11 said it booked 400 kilograms of rideshare capacity with SpaceX  in order to launch an unspecified number of its Internet of Things cubesat next year.

The post Kepler books SpaceX rideshare for LEO satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.