Satellite IoT connections forecast to hit 197.7M by 2035

Omdia forecasts satellite IoT connections will grow from 7.7 million in 2023 to 197.7 million by 2035, at a 31 percent annual rate. The research firm’s forecast covers both low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite constellati…

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

Viasat and BMW test first integrated satellite voice call

Viasat has demonstrated the first automotive satellite voice call fully integrated into a BMW Group vehicle platform, a milestone for connected car communications outside cellular range. Viasat engineers ran the demonstration out of Munich, and the com…

Geely taps Vodafone private 5G for automotive IoT

Vodafone and Geely are proving that you cannot build the future of automotive IoT without private 5G and cloud architectures. At its core, the updated deal between the partners is all about handing Geely’s European R&D crews the heavy-duty co…

Mercedes-Benz accelerates factory automation using private networks

Automotive heavyweights like Mercedes-Benz are relying on dedicated mobile private networks to drive advanced factory automation. Mercedes-Benz operates heavily automated production facilities demanding zero-latency communication between robotics, huma…