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Skylo's network requires minimal to no change in behavior for device makers using their solutions.
Skylo is built on established and open 3GPP standards using existing satellites with licensed spectrum.
Skylo's approach does not require custom hardware and protocols in devices.
Skylo is partnering with Bullitt Group as a connectivity partner to provide two-way satellite messaging on a Bullitt smartphone.
Bullitt’s smartphone featuring Skylo-powered satellite messaging is available in 2023-01-01.
Bullitt and Skylo engineering teams worked together with MediaTek over the past two years to develop a 3GPP standards-based approach to satellite NTN direct-to-device connectivity.
Skylo has partnered with U.K.-based fleet operator Inmarsat to use Inmarsat’s L-band satellites and announced direct-to-cell plans on 2022-09-07.
Skylo offers data plans that start at $1 a month.
Skylo secured a total of $116,000,000 in early 2020 after a funding round led by SoftBank that raised $103,000,000.
Inmarsat’s L-band network in geostationary orbit will provide the global capacity backbone for Skylo’s technology.
Skylo partnered with Sony Semiconductor Israel on 2021-08-18 to develop cellular chipsets that can connect over geostationary satellite networks.
Skylo uses a compact satellite terminal called Skylo Hub that operates like a wireless hot spot for nearby sensors.
Skylo partnered on 2021-06-08 with Japanese wireless provider SoftBank Mobile to expand its services in India.
U.S. startup Skylo emerged from stealth in early 2020 with $116,000,000 in funding to develop technology connecting IoT sensors to existing GEO satellites.
Skylo, a Palo Alto, California startup, plans to offer IoT data plans starting at $1 per month.
Skylo and Sony Semiconductor Israel plan to develop and deploy cellular chipsets that can connect over geostationary satellite networks using narrowband IoT protocols.
Skylo plans to begin offering communications services later 2020 in South Asia.
Skylo plans to offer data plans starting at $1 per month.
Skylo raised $13,000,000 in a Series A investment round led by DCM Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation by Boeing HorizonX and Moore Strategic Ventures.
Skylo emerged from stealth mode on 2020-01-21 with $116,000,000 in funding and plans to connect devices by transferring data over existing geostationary communications satellites.