Flolive and Skylo Technologies have combined cellular and satellite connectivity to extend IoT coverage across Brazil, targeting deployments in rural areas and locations beyond the reach of terrestrial networks.
Announced at the Futurecom telecommunications event, the service will be available through Flolive’s Brazilian partners, iuh! Digital and NLT, and is intended to help businesses maintain connectivity for devices operating across urban and remote environments.
The service combines Flolive’s cellular connectivity with Skylo’s non-terrestrial network (NTN), allowing IoT devices to use terrestrial mobile networks where available and satellite connectivity where coverage is limited or absent.
The companies said the integration could support applications in agriculture, logistics, utilities, industrial operations and transport, where connectivity gaps can disrupt monitoring and remote operations.
“Together with Flolive, we’re helping IoT providers and enterprises in Brazil combine the performance and economics of cellular connectivity with the geographic reach of satellite,” said Tarun Gupta, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Skylo.
The service is based on 3GPP standards, which the companies said would enable partners to extend existing connectivity services rather than replace terrestrial networks.
Flolive provides cellular connectivity across two national mobile network services in Brazil, alongside a platform for managing IoT connectivity. Integrating satellite access is intended to give its partners an additional option for deployments outside conventional mobile coverage.
“By bringing Skylo NTN together with the Flolive local cellular connectivity, distributed core network, and IoT platform, we can help our partners extend services far beyond traditional cellular footprints,” said Bill Wark, Senior Vice-President of the Americas at Flolive.
Skylo operates a standards-based satellite network across five continents and holds licences in 41 countries, according to the company. It says its technology is supported by commercial chipsets and modules, enabling compatible devices to connect to satellite networks without requiring dedicated satellite terminals or new hardware.
