Sateliot has connected its first-ever 5G IoT transmission between a standard cellular IoT device designed for mobile infrastructure and its low Earth Orbit satellite constellation, demonstrating how LEO can support existing commercial cellular devices without hardware modifications.
“We are facing a technological, commercial, and strategic milestone, comparable to Starlink’s first connection with a mobile phone, and one that proves Europe can also lead the democratization of connectivity from Space,” said Jaume Sanpera, Sateliot’s CEO and co-founder, in a statement.
The demonstration sent an end-to-end message using Trondheim-based Nordic’s nRF9151 low-power cellular IoT module to Barcelona-based Sateliot’s LEO constellation, replicating the roaming experience that mobile networks offer terrestrially, illustrating how telecom operators worldwide can provide global coverage to extend their reach, regardless of the limitations of their Earthly infrastructure.
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