IoT devices lose connection outside cellular coverage, causing problems. One system keeps them online everywhere with one SIM, one contract, and global reach.
Global IoT networks face a persistent challenge. Devices lose connectivity when they move beyond cellular coverage. This disrupts applications such as asset tracking, agricultural monitoring, and remote utility management. While satellite networks can fill these coverage gaps, most existing solutions require multiple vendors, separate contracts, additional certifications, and complex system integration, which increase costs and deployment time.
Semtech and Skylo have addressed these barriers by introducing a unified IoT connectivity solution that integrates terrestrial and satellite networks in a single device-to-cloud system. This uses one SIM, one contract, and one management platform, removing the need for multiple service providers. The result is simpler deployment, faster time to market, and lower overall cost.
The solution uses Semtech’s Skylo-certified HL7810 and HL7812 Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) modules, the Smart Connectivity Premium SIM, and the AirVantage management platform. Devices with these modules can switch between cellular and satellite networks, maintaining connectivity wherever they operate.
Key features:
- Automatic network switching between cellular and satellite.
- Single contract for all connectivity types.
- Centralized management via AirVantage.
“Semtech is our first partner to deliver Skylo-certified modules with integrated network access,” said Tarun Gupta, chief product officer and co-founder at Skylo. “By integrating Skylo’s satellite network directly into Semtech’s Smart Connectivity platform, we’re making NTN IoT as simple as ordering a traditional cellular solution. This partnership represents the future of seamless global connectivity, ensuring that enterprises have access to connectivity and insights wherever their devices are located.”
“By combining terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks in a single solution, we’re solving real challenges across industries from logistics and transportation to maritime, energy, and agriculture,” said Rupa Datta, vice president of IoT Connected Services at Semtech. “Now, businesses deploying IoT solutions globally can focus on their core mission instead of wrestling with complex connectivity issues. We’ve simplified global IoT deployment to its essence: one SIM, one contract and uninterrupted connectivity with truly global coverage.”
