Helios Wire, acquired by EchoStar in 2019, was a satellite-enabled IoT connectivity company based in Vancouver, Canada. They aimed to provide low-cost, short-burst data services for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and asset tracking, utilizing a constellation of small satellites operating in the S-band. Their technology focused on connecting billions of sensors for various applications, including transportation, logistics, and energy. EchoStar has continued with LoRa IoT constellations likely using the frequencies from Helios Wire and its Sirion subsidiaries.
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The Lyra constellation utilizes SIRION filings that EchoStar acquired in the Helios Wire acquisition in 2019.
EchoStar acquired worldwide S-band rights in low Earth orbit in 2019 when it acquired Canadian startup Helios Wire.
EchoStar acquired Canadian startup Helios Wire in late 2019, giving EchoStar worldwide S-band rights in low Earth orbit subject to successful launch and operation of its upcoming satellite.
The two nanosatellites were intended to use spectrum EchoStar gained through its 2019 acquisition of Helios Wire.
EchoStar paid $26,000,000 to acquire Helios Wire in 2019.
Scott Larson departed the space industry in 2019 after EchoStar acquired Helios Wire for $26,000,000.
EchoStar acquired Helios Wire and ordered two S-band smallsats from Tyvak to secure S-band spectrum rights with international regulators.
Helios Wire had launched the first of 28 planned small satellites to provide data connectivity for Internet of Things applications from low Earth orbit.
EchoStar paid $26,000,000 to acquire Helios Wire.
Helios Wire and Astrocast launched their first satellites on the 2018-12-03 mission.
Astro Digital is building 20-kilogram satellites for Helios Wire with a machine-to-machine communications payload built to Helios Wire’s specifications.
Helios Wire owns 30 MHz of priority mobile satellite system S-band spectrum acquired from Sirion Global Ltd. of Australia.