LoRa® unlocks
satellite-based Massive IoT Capability across Europe
DUBLIN, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today EchoStar
Mobile Limited, an agile, innovative mobile satellite services
provider and subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS),
announced the deployment of their pan-European
LoRa®-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) network. The
network, operating in EchoStar Mobile's licensed S-band spectrum
from the EchoStar XXI satellite, is the first to offer
bi-directional, real-time LoRa®-enabled connectivity
across Europe using a single
network.
The seamless coverage provides multinational service continuity
to meet the needs of mobility customers, or those with widely
distributed locations, in sectors including utilities,
transportation, railway, logistics and agritech.
Telemaco Melia, vice president
and general manager of EchoStar Mobile, said: "The activation of
our pan-European network, the largest, and first multinational,
LoRa®-enabled IoT network, is a significant milestone
for EchoStar Mobile. We, along with dozens of partners
participating in our early adoption program for LoRa®,
are evaluating prototype devices and testing the network with
applications such as railway track monitoring, smart farming,
utility monitoring and asset tracking in preparation for commercial
service launch, which is on track for late 2022."
Melia will introduce EchoStar Mobile's bi-directional
LoRa®-enabled IoT network during the panel, "From Chip
to Space, a satellite IoT story," on 6 July at the
LoRaWAN® World Expo in Paris.
LoRa® (meaning "Long
Range") is a low-power networking protocol ideal for
connecting battery-powered devices. Until now, the technology has
been largely dependent on the deployment of terrestrial
infrastructure, constraining its use. The EchoStar Mobile solution
overcomes this hurdle, using a LoRa®-enabled module that
easily integrates into IoT devices to provide connectivity across
Europe and allow sensors to
send and receive information in real-time while on
the move.
Learn more about EchoStar Mobile's pan-European LoRa®
ecosystem here. Experienced LoRa® partners interested in
participating in the early adoption program for
LoRa®-enabled IoT devices can request information
through the website.
About EchoStar Mobile
EchoStar Mobile Limited is an agile,
innovative mobile satellite
services provider that seeks
to provide organisations with better value,
productivity, and operational safety via its market
disruptive approach to connectivity solutions.
EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, is an Irish
company with commercial operations headquarters based in
the UK, a data centre in Griesheim, Germany, and a converged satellite and
terrestrial network covering the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. For further
information, visit www.EchoStarMobile.com.
About EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier global provider
of satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business
around the globe, EchoStar
is a pioneer in secure
communications technologies through its Hughes Network
Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more
information, visit www.EchoStar.com. Follow @EchoStar on
Twitter.