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Senet, Eutelsat & Others Team to Deliver Terrestrial and Satellite LoRaWAN IoT

Senet, Eutelsat & Others Team to Deliver Terrestrial and Satellite LoRaWAN IoT Image Credit: Senet

Senet has partnered with Eutelsat Communications, TrakAssure, and Wyld Networks to bring seamlessly integrated and interoperable terrestrial and satellite LoRaWAN IoT connectivity to customers across the globe.

Through platform integrations, innovative sensor and hardware design, collaborative service delivery, and compelling pricing, the companies are targeting the global supply chain, including container logistics and related asset tracking, as the first and anchor applications. End-to-end managed network services delivered through this collaboration will provide a new level of visibility into supply chain operations. 

For example:

 - Containers arriving at ports are tracked via Senet’s terrestrial network

 - Goods transported on cargo trucks are tracked throughout metro areas via Senet’s Network and Extended Coverage services enabled by network partners like Helium

 - Rural transportation routes will be connected via the terrestrial network if detected and to the satellite network when no terrestrial network is detected and an uplink is needed

 - Distribution and retail centers will be supported by terrestrial network coverage

Further solidifying this multi-party collaboration, the organizations have formed the Multimodal IoT Infrastructure Consortium (MMIIC) with an initial focus on formalizing and completing all technical tests, pilots, and the commercial delivery of its first-to-market supply chain solutions. This will be followed by the prioritization and delivery of additional solutions designed to extend the adoption of LoRaWAN connectivity into markets that can benefit from the combination of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and terrestrial network connectivity.

Key activities being executed in support of the collaboration include:

Currently being tested, ELO nanosatellites (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) will provide LoRaWAN coverage, allowing sensor-enabled devices to transmit data, irrespective of their location, addressing gaps in terrestrial network coverage across rural areas, shipping and transportation routes, and other hard to reach areas.

Luc Perard, Senior Vice President, IoT Business at Eutelsat
With its satellite connectivity offering ELO, Eutelsat will enable network operators like Senet to propose transformational, global, hybrid (terrestrial + satellite) LoRaWAN connectivity, over lands and seas, at the same low-price points. 

Bruce Chatterley, CEO of Senet
Senet’s terrestrial Network, extended coverage through partners like Helium, innovative LPWAN Virtual Network program, and now satellite creates the first and only true national and global LoRaWAN IoT network, covering any geographic area required. This capacity is especially important to logistics applications and is another example of Senet innovating based on unique market and customer requirements.

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