A curated view of product, network and market developments from Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya—selected for teams operating beyond terrestrial coverage.
Official-source briefingUpdated 08 August 202609 selected stories
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Iridium / 28 July 2026
Industrial IoT
Iridium and SKYWAVE partner to extend industrial IoT worldwide
The companies are combining Iridium’s pole-to-pole LEO coverage with SKYWAVE’s multi-network orchestration platform for heavy equipment manufacturers operating beyond terrestrial networks.
Iridium and SKYWAVE partner to extend industrial IoT worldwide
The companies are combining Iridium’s pole-to-pole LEO coverage with SKYWAVE’s multi-network orchestration platform for heavy equipment manufacturers operating beyond terrestrial networks.
◎Why it matters: equipment makers gain a more resilient path for remote monitoring, diagnostics and predictive maintenance across satellite, cellular and Wi-Fi.
Iridium has released an ultra-compact chip designed to help GNSS-dependent devices resist jamming and spoofing using authenticated timing and location data from its satellite network.
◎Why it matters: assured positioning and timing can now be integrated into smaller maritime, aviation, autonomous and critical-infrastructure devices.
NexusWave gains ClassNK cyber security type approval
ClassNK certified the NexusWave onboard ICT architecture against the latest IACS UR E27 cyber-resilience requirements for applicable shipboard systems.
◎Why it matters: shipowners increasingly need connectivity architecture that supports both performance and regulatory cyber resilience.
Space42 selects Skylo for direct-to-device service over Thuraya-4
The partners completed carrier-grade integration and demonstrated a real-time voice call using the Thuraya-4 satellite and a 3GPP-compliant NTN platform.
◎Why it matters: satellite coverage is being designed as a standards-based extension of mobile operator networks rather than a separate service layer.
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