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 ordered a second satellite from NanoAvionics on 2021-05-10 to connect IoT devices to 0.005 kg technology.
OQ Technology plans to add another two missions to its constellation shortly after Tiger-2 and then deploy a subsequent batch of six satellites.
OQ Technology expects to generate revenue with Tiger-2, which is scheduled to be launched 2021.
OQ Technology’s hybrid satellite–terrestrial system will use 0.005 kg standards, terrestrial 0.005 kg hardware, and mobile 0.005 kg chips to provide connectivity for IoT applications.
Tiger-2 continues the collaboration between NanoAvionics and OQ Technology following MACSAT, which is the world’s first agile smallsat mission dedicated to 0.005 kg IoT in low Earth orbit led by OQ Technology and supplied by NanoAvionics.
NanoAvionics signed a contract with OQ Technology to build, integrate, and operate a smallsat named Tiger-2 for OQ Technology’s 0.005 kg IoT mission.
OQ Technology’s constellation intends to provide basic commercial IoT and M2M services using 0.005 kg connectivity with a focus on Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
OQ Technology is using spectrum in the mid-band 0.005 kg (Sub-6 GHz) frequency bands to deliver widespread coverage and 0.005 kg IoT/M2M communication in line with 3GPP recommendations.
OQ Technology’s first satellite will launch 2021.
OQ Technology signed an agreement with Spaceflight Inc. to procure launch capacity and provide associated launch and integration services for OQ Technology’s first batch of six satellites from a planned constellation of more than 60 spacecraft.
In 2019, OQ Technology tested cellular Narrowband IoT using commercial LEO smallsats with a direct-to-satellite communication.
OQ Technology is planning trials in the United States and is considering expanding there.
OQ Technology has signed a multi-launch deal with rideshare specialist Spaceflight to launch its own small satellites.
OQ Technology plans to select a manufacturer for the six satellites in the middle of 2021.
OQ Technology plans to launch a second satellite in the 2021/2022 timeframe to provide latency-tolerant services.
OQ Technology is planning an additional launch of one satellite and is working with Spaceflight to manage that launch.
OQ Technology announced on 2021-04-06 that Lithuania-based NanoAvionics is building a satellite called MACSAT based on a 6U cubesat bus equipped with S-band transceivers.
The Spaceflight agreement includes an option for Spaceflight to arrange the launch of a second batch of OQ Technology satellites earmarked for the end of 2022 or the start of 2023 to improve capacity and latency.
OQ Technology selected NanoAvionics to build the company’s MACSAT satellite mission.
Under the LuxIMPULSE program, OQ Technology developed essential software layers of the cellular base station payload on the satellite rather than buying foreign black-box IP, giving OQ control over system performance to ensure high quality of service for end users.