OQ Technology is a global 5G IoT network operator and satellite telecom company. They provide satellite-based connectivity solutions for IoT devices, particularly in remote areas, utilizing a LEO satellite constellation. Their services cater to industries like oil & gas, maritime, and logistics, offering asset tracking and data analytics. OQ Technology has partnerships with major players such as Aramco, Telefonica and ESA.
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OQ Technology’s system processes and compresses video data via onboard edge computing before transmitting it over a narrowband satellite uplink.
OQ Technology operates as the world’s first 5G Non-Terrestrial Network operator and as a pioneer in direct-to-device satellite connectivity.
The demonstration ran entirely over OQ Technology’s active Low Earth Orbit network.
OQ Technology operates as the world’s first 5G Non-Terrestrial Network operator.
OQ Technology’s system integrates a compact, standard-based 3GPP NTN IoT modem directly into a lightweight drone architecture.
OQ Technology’s technology provides situational awareness for civilian, governmental, and enterprise teams operating in disconnected or disaster-affected zones.
OQ Technology completed Europe’s first drone video transmission over a Low Earth Orbit satellite network on June 24, 2026.
OQ Technology’s demonstration used a compact 3GPP NTN IoT modem and onboard edge computing to process and compress video before transmission over a narrowband satellite uplink.
OQ Technology says the demonstration supports emergency response, infrastructure monitoring, maritime awareness, border surveillance, public safety, and other mission-critical operations where terrestrial networks are unavailable.
The demonstration ran entirely over OQ Technology’s active LEO network and showed that drones, specialized IoT hardware, and consumer smartphones can communicate across a single 3GPP-compliant infrastructure.
The live demonstration routed video from a compact drone through OQ Technology’s sovereign European satellite constellation and a secure cloud network based in Europe.
OQ Technology routed the live drone video through its sovereign European satellite constellation and a secure cloud network based in Europe.
OQ Technology’s direct-to-device Low Earth Orbit network can connect drones, specialized IoT hardware, and off-the-shelf consumer smartphones from Apple, Google, and Samsung across a single 3GPP-compliant infrastructure.
OQ Technology operates a dedicated LEO constellation for NTN D2D and IoT services.
OQ Technology is the first European operator developing dedicated missions in the three main bands used for direct-to-device communications: MSS S-band, C-band, and IMT.
The OQ Technology and Telefónica Germany demonstration will evaluate direct satellite communication on iPhone, Samsung, and Google smartphones without requiring end-user hardware modifications.
The demonstration will use OQ Technology’s internally developed multiband D2D payload, which is designed to 3GPP standards and is compatible with MSS S-band, C-band, and IMT bands.
OQ Technology and Telefónica Germany will conduct a live demonstration in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to test bidirectional satellite communications on unmodified commercial smartphones using terrestrial mobile spectrum.
OQ Technology achieved Europe’s first direct-to-mobile emergency broadcast from space in November 2025.
The European Investment Bank venture debt facility will help OQ Technology build and launch at least 20 additional satellites over the next two years.