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Last week at MWC Barcelona, we had the chance to talk with Marco Argenton, SVP of Product Management at Telit Cinterion. He talked about how Telit can be a one-stop shop for satellite connectivity by providing both the devices and the actual connection. Watch the full interview here ?? #MWC2025

Skylo is very proud to have won our 2nd consecutive Global Mobile (GLOMO) award at MWC Barcelona for Best Non-Terrestrial Network Solution!? A big congratulations to the whole team and also to our partners on Google’s Android and Pixel teams who have won the Breakthrough Device Innovation award for Google Gemini as well as their 2nd consecutive Best Smartphone award for the Pixel 9 with satellite connectivity powered by Skylo.? The GLOMO Awards are the connectivity industry’s most prestigious accolade. https://lnkd.in/ettKjePc Ian Yahya, ??? Madan Ankapura, Nanda Ramachandran, Andrew Nuttall, Tarun Gupta, Parthsarathi Trivedi, Brennan Mullin,? Pete Saladino, Ornella Indonie, and Paul Hanton.

I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to discuss how Skylo is expanding coverage for our carrier partners around the world today! Big thank you to GSMA, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom and Giesecke+Devrient.

"At the MWC, California-based startup Skylo was showing off its service allowing 5G phones to send emergency messages and texts via satellite, which it is working on with US operator Verizon and Germany's Deutsche Telekom. Phones on display at its stand showed how users can answer a set of questions to be bundled into a data packet sent to emergency responders. Some screens ask users to align the phone's antenna to better communicate with satellites hundreds or thousands of kilometres (miles) up in orbit -- many times further than the usual few kilometres to a cell tower. "To leap that gap with regular handsets, Skylo has managed to "turn a hardware problem into a software problem, CEO Parth Trivedi told AFP. The company found that it could allow phones' hardware "chipsets" to communicate with satellites through changes "entirely in firmware and in code," he added -- while acknowledging "a lot of engineering challenges to overcome". Skylo and CCS highlight that there are already hundreds of millions of more recent phones around the world capable of at least some satellite communication under standards developed by the 3GPP mobile industry body." https://lnkd.in/eNcnAbKG

At MWC, we had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Chuankun Li (Leo), Product Director?at Transsion. Read more about our discussion here! ??? [Vijay] At MWC, we saw a Transsion phone capable of satellite communications. Do you intend to launch such a device in the near future? [Leo] Yes, the phone you have seen is a prototype. You should see a product in the market within a year. [Vijay] ??What are the key satellite-enabled applications for your markets? [Leo] We are starting with SOS and OTT messaging applications. [Vijay] In the prototype, you have enabled the Skylo NTN service. What are the benefits of using the Skylo satellite network in your opinion? [Leo] Skylo service coverage is superb, and because it is based on the 3GPP R17 NTN standard, integration and usage are simple. Moreover, we have chipset and application?partners that help us. [Vijay] ?Right, what are your chipset and app partners in this case [Leo] Mlink is the chipset provider and FZ-IoT is the OTT messaging application supplier and integrator. [Vijay] Thanks for your time. Looking forward to seeing the successful launch of your Skylo-enabled phone. [Leo] It is my pleasure talking to you #MWC2025 Vijay Krishnan

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Verizon has added IoT connectivity services from satellite service provider Skylo to its suite of global IoT offerings. “Our IoT services and platforms are designed to meet our customers’ needs wherever they do business, which is all around the world. We’re thrilled to see Global IoT Orchestration in-market now and satellite-enhanced IoT coverage in the U.S. to be available nearterm, enabling worldwide connectivity for our customers from the best partners in the industry,” said Shamik Basu, Vice President, Strategic Connectivity, Verizon Business.? “Skylo is honored to deepen our commercial relationship with Verizon for Industrial and Enterprise IoT Solutions. The Verizon ThingSpace platform is world renowned for managing and orchestrating IoT devices, and Skylo NTN allows customers to ensure that they and their devices are always connected and never lose coverage,” said Tarun Gupta, Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Skylo. https://lnkd.in/gCuRaXim

We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Skylo, recognized with a signing ceremony today at Mobile World Congress. This collaboration introduces the first automotive telematic control unit (TCU) with satellite communication capabilities, powered by Skylo. With HARMAN Ready Connect, vehicles will now benefit from reliable and affordable satellite connectivity. Whether it's for emergency assistance or cutting-edge productivity and entertainment applications, our partnership ensures continuous, dependable communication via Skylo’s global satellite services which supports the 3GPP NB-NTN standard. HARMAN continues to transform mobility through connectivity and collaboration. Stay tuned for more updates! #HARMANAutomotive #Skylo #MWC2025 #Innovation #Connectivity #AutomotiveTech #HARMANReadyConnect

Loving the Panel Discussion on #D2C, #Satellite Direct-To-Handset for Europe at the Deutsche Telekom booth at #MWC25. In #Europe, with its geographic and differentiated spectrum framework, we have very different requirements to solve the D2C challenge than, for example, in the US. Interesting insights from Antje Williams , Kevin Cohen , Parthsarathi Trivedi , Aamir Akram and moderated by Luke Pearce.

Yesterday, Vijay Krishnan, Skylo's VP of Strategic Partnerships, was joined by Tom Tessier, President of Solara Remote Data Delivery Incorporated, to discuss our partnership and what is coming next in satellite technology. Check out the interview here ?? #MWC2025