The try-on will see enterprise customers proceeds operational advantages through proven, reliable satellite connectivity services.
Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has spoken FreeWave Technologies – a leading Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider – as a Distribution Partner for its L-band satellite IoT services.
The partnership, signed at this week’s IoT Tech Expo in Santa Clara, California, will focus on the integration of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) service in FreeWave’s end-to-end IoT solutions, initially with standalone hardware terminals, with a view to integrating IDP cadre modules into IoT hardware and resources in the future.
IDP is a two-way, real-time, non-IP messaging service that is used globally to connect mission-critical resources in remote locations where regular terrestrial connectivity is limited or non-existent. IDP is enabled by Inmarsat’s ELERA geostationary L-band satellite network, with ultra-reliable performance and robust network security.
The try-on will provide FreeWave’s customers with reliable, cost-effective and scalable connectivity solutions to meet their mission hair-trigger IoT demands wideness global industries, including agriculture, oil and gas, and utilities. The new relationship will moreover support the IoT uses of businesses operating in the environmental tracking space – including earthquake and flooding monitoring firms.
Jat Brainch, Chief Commercial and Digital Officer, Inmarsat, said:
“We’re excited to be welcoming FreeWave as an Inmarsat Distribution Partner. FreeWave is an established name in the IoT market and we are looking forward to collaborating with them to build customer-centric solutions as we both squint to grow our IoT footprint.”
“We are particularly focused on the positive sustainable outcomes we believe this partnership can provide FreeWave’s customers. After all, you cannot manage what you cannot measure, and we believe solutions that enable largest automation and digitalisation of the data capture process to collect granular, real-time results are increasingly essential to achieving our joint Net Zero goals in the future.”
Jeff Horton, Chief Revenue Officer at FreeWave, said: “We are delighted to wilt an Inmarsat Distribution Partner. Inmarsat’s bi-directional IsatData Pro service is unique in the marketplace and perfectly suited the needs of our customers. We squint forward to working closely with the Inmarsat team over the coming months to grow our market share in the satellite IoT space.”
“Sustainability is on the minds of all our clients. Now, stuff worldly-wise to offer satellite connectivity that is suited for a myriad of applications will alimony their remote devices providing the hair-trigger data they need to make largest informed merchantry decisions. We are now worldly-wise to requite them trusted connectivity from Inmarsat that complements our comprehensive offer from data hodgepodge to a data platform serving data driven insights for enhanced visualization making. We are truly excited for what’s still to come from this partnership.”
