KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, the software company building artificial intelligence (AI)-by-design mobile networks, has won the President’s Award for Outstanding Innovation at the 2026 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards organised by the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA).
According to a statement, with this year’s theme highlighting sat-cell connectivity, Mavenir was named along with 10 other Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) innovators at a ceremony during the Satellite 2026 event in Washington, DC.
“We are delighted to receive this recognition from the MSUA for our work. Non‑terrestrial direct‑to‑device services unlock a new era of connectivity, delivering ubiquitous outdoor mobile coverage worldwide, even in the most remote locations.
“At Mavenir, we work with both mobile and satellite operators to accelerate the convergence of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, with our AI-by-Design NTN architecture delivering not just coverage but also a scalable service platform for continuous innovation,” said its Executive Vice President and General Manager for NTN Solutions, Sachin Karkala.
Meanwhile, MSUA President, Roger Lanctot added that Mavenir’s heritage from the cellular world and ground-breaking work with satellite players to bridge the gap between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks made them the obvious choice for the President’s Award for Outstanding Innovation.
Mavenir provides satellite operators with proven, standards-compliant packet core and NTN RAN solutions optimised for cloud-native deployment environments.
The company has successfully demonstrated the first voice over NB-IoT call using non-terrestrial mobile infrastructure, a milestone that has transformed the NTN mobile industry and created significant momentum for its advancement.
With a range of satellite operator customers, including Iridium and Terrestar, Mavenir is bridging non‑terrestrial networks with mainstream mobile services, enabling operators to deliver ubiquitous coverage, strengthen network resilience, and create new revenue opportunities.
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