Australian satellite IoT firm Myriota launched HyperPulse, a 3GPP 5G-based NB-NTN service built in partnership with Viasat, at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

HyperPulse is powered by Viasat’s dynamic leasing capability, which allows partners such as Myriota to scale their satellite connectivity footprint up or down depending on demand. Users can benefit from Viasat’s global geostationary L-band network and 3GPP-compliant spectrum, along with Myriota’s hybrid network management platform and power optimised LPWA satellite connectivity.

The result is connectivity ready for Myriota’s partners to apply in the real world, experiencing the benefits of standards-based, satellite-driven connectivity optimised for IoT.

Complementing Myriota’s commercially available UltraLite service focussed on the most extreme energy efficiency, security and spectrum efficiency, HyperPulse expands the base to deliver connectivity for sensing, tracking and remote management applications, with combined standards compatibility, battery-only energy efficiency, and regular, near-real time reporting.

The firm’s early adopter programme is now open, and the company is accepting applications for the first cohort of development partners to access the HyperPulse service from next month.

Leveraging Viasat’s existing satellite infrastructure and Myriota’s experience deploying and operating commercial-grade space-based IoT connectivity, the company aims to scale quickly and cost-effectively its global field intelligence and monitoring services to meet rising customer demand.

“The global market for satellite-based communications networks is constantly advancing through technical breakthroughs and network expansions, and Myriota is at the forefront of this,” said Ben Cade, CEO of Myriota. “Building on more than a decade of experience in delivering highly secure and power efficient direct-to-satellite options, HyperPulse, in partnership with Viasat, reinforces how leaders in respective fields can collaborate to support our customers as they apply our unique sensor-based connectivity with their deep customer understanding to deliver disruptive, new approaches to solve crucial problems.”

Andy Kessler, vice president of Viasat (www.viasat.com), added: “We are excited to be combining the strength of our L-band satellite network with Myriota’s telecom expertise to deliver reliable, low-power IoT connectivity. Our collaboration will see the first 5G NTN commercial service based on our dynamic leasing model, which enables Myriota to deliver a cost-effective, standards-based option optimised specifically for the needs of customers leveraging IoT. All of it done in a way that is simple and easy to deploy for critical industries looking to operate more safely, efficiently and sustainably.”

Development partners can apply now to be a part of the first early adopter programme cohort to experience the benefits delivered by HyperPulse by visiting myriota.com/hyperpulse-5g.

The 5G compliant HyperPulse network runs on Nordic Semiconductor’s low power cellular IoT products to deliver end-to-end 5G NTN standards-based connectivity for battery-constrained IoT. The two companies are closely aligned in delivering low-power IoT services with battery life measured in years for a wide range of applications across logistics, utilities and industrial control systems.

By leveraging Nordic’s nRF9151 system-in-package (SiP) module for IoT deployments, device makers can upgrade their connectivity to HyperPulse quickly and easily. 

“Myriota is an established player in the satellite market, and our collaboration will now bring 5G NTN compliant options to the market, opening new possibilities for device makers out there,” said Oyvind Birkenes, executive vice president at Nordic Semiconductor (www.nordicsemi.com). “It is rewarding to now have nRF9151 based devices connected and sending data over Myriota satellites to our nRF Cloud.

Founded in 2015, Myriota (myriota.com) has a space-based network that delivers scalable, affordable IoT data services and energy-efficient hardware for sectors such as agriculture, logistics, water management and environmental conservation.