Virginia-based space data, analytics and services company Spire Global is working with Australian start-up Myriota, a provider of secure, low-cost, and long battery life satellite connectivity for the IoT.

The partnership will see Spire’s space services accelerate Myriota’s global service deployment timeline, expanding the Myriota Network using Spire low-earth orbit nanosatellites. Myriota is the first large-scale, commercial, IoT-focused customer of Spire.

Myriota will use Spire’s existing satellite platform and continue to scale the Myriota Network as Spire deploys new satellites. Spire and Myriota plan to ramp up Myriota’s coverage quickly to a global, low latency constellation, expanding Myriota’s existing coverage in North America, Australia and New Zealand to other markets, including Europe.

By leveraging Spire’s proven constellation and global operations platform, Myriota expects to scale quickly and cost-effectively its IoT services to meet rising global demand.

Spire’s constellation of low-earth orbit nanosatellites is equipped with a range of software-defined radios (SDRs) that let partners test, deploy, operate and scale custom applications. Myriota expects this landmark partnership to allow it to expand its network more quickly in more areas, and to improve latency using existing spacecraft.

“We’re proud our satellites and technology are ready to seamlessly help Myriota make smart devices more accessible to everyone,” said Theresa Condor, executive vice president at Spire. “Australia is a hotbed of innovative companies, and it’s gratifying to help a leading satellite connectivity provider go to market quickly and scale up efficiently.”

The Myriota Network enables users in industries such as logistics, utilities and agriculture to monitor and collect data securely and globally using its long-lasting and low-cost IoT sensors. Myriota customers are already tracking, locating and monitoring assets including vehicles, wind turbines, equipment, tools and shipping containers. The partnership will support reduced latency and new services.

“With high demand for the Myriota Network from our partners, who are rolling out products at an ever-accelerating rate, this agreement is a game changer for our business,” said David Haley, CTO of Myriota. “By leveraging Spire’s constellation, Myriota will rapidly improve its services, and enter new markets such as Europe. Spire is a perfect partner for extending our global reach.”

Spire has offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Washington DC, Glasgow, Luxembourg and Singapore.

Myriota was founded to revolutionise the IoT by offering low-cost and long-battery-life global connectivity. Based in Adelaide, a focal point of the Australian space industry and home of the Australian Space Agency, Myriota has a growing portfolio of more than 60 granted patents, and support from major Australian and international investors. With a deep heritage in telecommunications research, world-first transmission of IoT data direct to nanosatellite was achieved in 2013. Myriota has made this technology commercially available for partners worldwide.