{"id":472201,"date":"2025-10-03T22:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472201\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T22:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:53:12","slug":"oq-technology-expands-satellite-iot-services-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/472201\/","title":{"rendered":"OQ Technology expands satellite IoT services to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 OQ Technology has expanded its satellite connectivity services for remote Internet of Things (IoT) devices to Australia, the Luxembourg-based low Earth orbit (LEO) operator announced Sept. 30.<\/p>\n

The company has also opened an office in the country after securing a license to use S-band spectrum for non-terrestrial 5G IoT services from its constellation of 10 small satellites, founder and CEO Omar Qaise told SpaceNews.<\/p>\n

The Australian approval follows the launch of OQ Technology\u2019s LEO services in \u201ccountries such as Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Nigeria and many more,\u201d Qaise said via email.<\/p>\n

Qaise pointed to soaring demand for space-based connectivity in the oil and gas, agriculture and mining sectors in particular, where terrestrial coverage is often limited, alongside rising needs from government and logistics customers.<\/p>\n

He said OQ Technology delivers services through a mix of its own licensed spectrum and more than 20 roaming agreements with terrestrial telcos worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dutch telco KPN is the latest telco to announce an agreement with OQ Technology, adding the venture to its roster of space-based partners to enable IoT coverage across land and sea.<\/p>\n

Enterprise customers include Aramco, Saudi Arabia\u2019s state-owned oil and gas giant.<\/p>\n

March toward direct-to-device services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, OQ Technology secured funds from a European Union-backed accelerator<\/a> to help enable direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity from space to mass-market smartphones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Qaise said the operator aims to launch a D2D text messaging service by the end of 2026, joining a market currently dominated by U.S.-based players such as SpaceX.<\/p>\n

He said \u201cbeing a European LEO operator with NTN IoT and D2D capability and standardized spectrum, [OQ Technology] can be the European sovereign LEO D2D operator [unlike] other players.\u201d<\/p>\n

OQ Technology ultimately plans to operate a constellation of 82 satellites in LEO to provide global 5G IoT and D2D services at scale.<\/p>\n

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