The mobile satellite network will connect tens of millions of IoT devices in the United States and North America.
Mobile Communications Company Internet Today, the plan to deploy the first 5G mobile phone is advanced IoT satellite network, Announced the cooperation with Mavenir to develop base stations for advanced connectivity services, enabling key business operations anywhere in the United States and North America.
In 5G Satellite IoT network Tens of millions of mobile devices will be supported, providing critical machine-to-machine communications for companies that need ubiquitous continental coverage. The company plans to start service trials in 2022 to provide independent satellite or multi-layer connections to corporate customers in the transportation, agriculture, utilities, and energy sectors.
The satellite network adds extended coverage and network redundancy to the company’s planned 5G mobile private network solution, thereby achieving always-on connectivity and coverage throughout the entire enterprise’s entire footprint. It will also enhance the capabilities of other terrestrial wireless operators by using mainstream low-cost chipsets and equipment that can support mobile satellites and terrestrial connections.
“We are committed to supporting critical infrastructure companies to modernize operations for the 21st century economy,” Said Doug Smith, CEO of Ligado.
“Ubiquitous network coverage and reliability are particularly important for key device communication. This makes our 5G satellite IoT network a key tool to ensure that the entire enterprise’s equipment is always online and data management.”
Ligado plans to apply technology based on 3GPP standards to mobile satellites, which will enable the network to support devices using mainstream low-cost chipsets, which can also run on terrestrial IoT networks. With the 22-meter reflector antenna of Ligado’s SkyTerra 1 satellite, the network will also support small, low-cost IoT devices for innovative applications such as vehicle diagnostics, environmental monitoring, emergency connectivity, and smart metering.
Mavenir’s complete cloud-native solution portfolio provides mobile core, Internet of Things and open vRAN for 5G.
“We are very pleased to work with Ligado to develop ORAN-based 5G base stations. Through this cooperation, Mavenir and the ORAN ecosystem not only strengthen their position in enterprise deployments, but also enter the innovative stage of providing cellular services through non-terrestrial networks. “ Said Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir. “We look forward to expanding our Open RAN product portfolio to meet the evolving needs of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks and their future coexistence.”
This partnership highlights Ligado’s industry leadership in the development of standards for the Internet of Things for mobile satellite networks. The company has led the development of such standards within 3GPP, which will help coordinate the operation of satellites and terrestrial networks.
“We are very pleased to apply Mavenir’s unparalleled 5G network technical strength to provide 3GPP-based IoT services through the key mobile satellite network layer,” Ligado Chief Technology Officer Maqbool Aliani said. “Ligado’s unique North American satellite network opens up an extremely attractive market by bringing mainstream IoT devices into the footprint of mainland satellites.”
