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Two Team for Satellite IoT Asset Tracking

Australian satellite IoT operator Myriota traditional cellular-based GPS tracking visibility of their assets.” At the start of
has teamed with a vehicle tracking provider devices especially in remote and isolated the Covid-19 pandemic, industries, such
for its first asset tracking system Future areas. “Our partnership with Future Fleet as mining and long-haul transport, faced
Fleet will use Myriota’s low power satellite is a testament to the forward-thinking an uncertain new reality with less staff on
links for a new vehicle and asset tracking nature of both organizations. Together, the ground than ever before due to social
technology called NX-01. Future Fleet is we’re creating an opportunity to not distancing restrictions. The ability to
one of the leading providers of advanced only rapidly advance the capabilities reliably and affordably track assets is key
telematics for fleet management across of the transport and logistics sector at to the stability of these industries during
Australia and New Zealand and plans to large, but also lower the sector's carbon a time when there is a cap on available
expand into global markets, hence the footprint through optimized routes and labor. “When analyzing the IoT landscape
need for a satellite data capability. The NX- reduced fuel consumption,” said Alex as a whole, we knew quickly that we
01 intelligent tracking system, launching Grant, CEO, Myriota. “Future Fleet’s new wanted to partner with Myriota as they’ve
by the end of 2020, will use Myriota’s NX-01 intelligent tracking solution is consistently been ahead of the competition
patented direct-to-orbit transmission links the culmination of two best of breed in driving innovation in IoT and growing
for agriculture, mining, and logistics and companies working together, providing a global network,” said Richard Saad,
transport with a more reliable and cost- transport organizations with a distinct General Manager at Future Fleet.
effective tracking solution to complement advantage over their competition and total

MediaTek Conducts the World's First Public Test of 5G Satellite IoT Data

Connection with Inmarsat

MediaTek is pushing the boundaries of
advanced IoT 5G satellite communications
with a successful field trial that transfers
data through Inmarsat's Alphasat L-band
satellite, in Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
35,000 kilometers above the equator. The
results of MediaTek and Inmarsat's IoT
field test will be contributed to the 3rd
Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)'s
Rel-17 standardization work on Non-
Terrestrial Network (NTN), which is part
of its overarching initiative to establish
5G standards toward new use cases and
services. The new 5G satellite NB-IoT
technology established a bi-directional
link from MediaTek's satellite-enabled
standard NB-IoT device to a commercial
GEO satellite, breaking new ground for a Manager of Communication System 'Alphasat'. The successful test could
truly global IoT coverage. The successful Design. MediaTek is the world's 4th provide proof as to the feasibility of new
test builds the foundation for hybrid largest fabless semiconductor company global standards and open market potential
satellite and cellular networks to enable and Inmarsat is the world leader in global, of using a single device for connecting
new ubiquitous 5G IoT services at a global mobile satellite communications. The two both satellite and cellular networks.
scale. "MediaTek's collaboration with companies ran the test with a base station "Testing MediaTek's standard NB-IoT
Inmarsat will accelerate industry efforts located at the Fucino Space Center in Italy chip over Inmarsat's established GEO
to converge cellular and satellite networks and developed by Taiwan's Institute for satellite network has proven technology
in the 5G era. MediaTek is a leading Information Industry (III). The test device, from mobile networks works effectively
connectivity provider and contributor to built with MediaTek's satellite-enabled over GEO satellites with little modification
3GPP standards, and our ongoing work NB-IoT chipset, was located in Northern and will provide a very cost effective
with Inmarsat GEO satellites will help drive Italy. The prototype system successfully path to ubiquitous and hybrid global IoT
5G innovation across verticals like IoT," established a communication channel coverage," said Jonathan Beavon, Senior
said Dr. Ho-Chi Hwang, MediaTek General and data transfer with the GEO satellite Director, Inmarsat Product Group.

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