In an effort to enhance global satellite connectivity, Dhruva Space, a full-stack Space Engineering solutions provider, and Kinéis, a French satellite operator specialising in global IoT connectivity, have strengthened their collaboration. This partnership aims to introduce Kinéis IoT connectivity in India and launch a Kinéis IoT payload on Dhruva Space’s P-30 satellite.
The focus of this collaboration is for Dhruva Space to deliver Kinéis IoT services in India and develop innovative applications supported by Kinéis’ 25-satellite constellation. It also includes a joint satellite mission to boost the space segment capacity for India.
This partnership will enable Kinéis and Dhruva Space to offer cost-effective, advanced, and reliable IoT solutions while developing new applications and services tailored to the Indian market, thus driving technological progress.
Dhruva Space has a proven track record in low data rate satellite communications, demonstrated by its P-DoT CubeSat platform and the hybrid connectivity end-user terminal Bolt, showcased during the Thybolt mission in 2022. Later this year, Dhruva Space plans to launch its first Hosted Payload mission using the P-30 nanosatellite platform, a modular and scalable satellite bus that supports both hosted and dedicated missions. This platform is adaptable for Earth Observation constellations, secure communications, and strategic applications.
The Kinéis IoT constellation’s mission is to connect any object anywhere in the world, even in remote areas, and transmit useful low data to users in near real-time. Kinéis focuses on optimising areas that pose significant challenges for humanity, its activities, and the environment: natural risk prevention (detection of forest fires, floods, drought, pollution, etc.), agriculture, wildlife and livestock tracking, infrastructure and energy network monitoring, and monitoring of transport, logistics, and maritime activities.
The applications are extensive, offering substantial benefits such as risk reduction, breakdown anticipation, and activity optimisation. Dhruva Space will provide these services in India, focusing on experimenting and developing new and innovative applications enabled by the Kinéis satellite network.
The partnership between Dhruva Space and Kinéis highlights the increasing collaboration between Indian and French private space companies. The full-scale global commercial service availability of Kinéis IoT will commence following the complete deployment of Kinéis’ constellation in early 2025, supported by Dhruva Space’s development and large-scale manufacturing of end-user terminals for India.
Sanjay Nekkanti, Chief Executive Officer, Dhruva Space, said: “Our existing partnership with Kinéis has been built on a foundation of mutual confidence and trust. By enhancing this collaboration, we are poised to deliver innovative IoT services that will drive digital transformation and open new opportunities for businesses and communities throughout the country. Together, Kinéis and Dhruva Space are committed to passing on the benefits of Space-Tech advancements for novel use-case development across India.”
Alexandre Tisserant, Chief Executive Officer, Kinéis, added: “This technological and commercial partnership with Dhruva Space is a concrete expression of the relationship of trust established with Kinéis and reflects the joint drive to provide high-performance spatial IoT services for the Indian market. The applications of Kinéis connectivity are infinite (environment, agriculture, monitoring of energy networks, commercial maritime activities), and our commercial services will bring considerable benefits to Indian public and private players.”
This agreement, formalised following Kinéis’ recent launch of the first five satellites in its planned 25-nanosatellite constellation, underscores both companies’ commitment to advancing Space technology and delivering cutting-edge solutions.
There’s plenty of other editorial on our sister site, Electronic Specifier! Or you can always join in the conversation by commenting below or visiting our LinkedIn page.
