Sateliot Joins the GSMA for global 5G IoT connectivity

With this MNOs and MVNOs can very easily extend their 5G IoT cellular coverage to everywhere on the planet by simply signing a standard roaming agreement.

A business called Sateliot, which runs a constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellite, has become an operator member of the GSMA. By virtue of this membership, Sateliot is qualified to enter into customary roaming contracts with any MNO (mobile network operator) or MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that is a GSMA member as well. In April, Sateliot launched Sateliot_0 The Groundbreaker, the first-ever LEO satellite to support the 5G standard.

This allows MNOs and MVNOs to very easily extend their 5G IoT cellular coverage to everywhere on the planet by simply signing a standard roaming agreement. Users will be able to keep their curent SIM card and smoothly switch between terrestrial and satellite networks to regain connectivity wherever they are.

In accordance with Sateliot, the same unmodified NB-IoT cellular devices that are currently being used can now be deployed in remote areas as well, where there is a lack of terrestrial cellular infrastructure.

Sateliot’s network is designed to provide coverage in areas where traditional terrestrial connectivity is limited or non-existent, such as remote locations, fields of crops, mountains or for instance oceans. The standard protocol will allow massive deployment of 5G IoT solutions without captivity risks or inflated prices.

According to the company, Sateliot and GSMA's alliance is a step towards offering the industry the most complete worldwide IoT connectivity solutions. Sateliot runs the constellation that will democratize access to NTN IoT, it also demonstrated first by being a major contributor to the 3GPP standard and now by joining GSMA as an operator.