MAVENIR, TERRESTAR LAUNCH CANADA’S FIRST 3GPP-BASED HYBRID SATELLITE–CELLULAR IOT PLATFORM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Mavenir, together with Terrestar Solutions Inc, Canada’s only domestically headquartered and controlled mobile satellite service operator, announced the commercial launch of Terrestar’s Hybrid Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service.

The new service is Canada’s first domestically controlled hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform built entirely on 3GPP Release 17 standards, designed to integrate seamlessly with existing and future mobile networks and to support resilient IoT services across urban, rural, remote and northern regions of the country.

The non-terrestrial service is delivered over Terrestar’s Echostar T1 geostationary satellite using licensed S band mobile satellite spectrum and powered by Mavenir’s cloud-native virtualised RAN (vRAN), Converged Packet Core, and network management and analytics solutions, integrated within Terrestar’s broader Hybrid IoT connectivity ecosystem.

Mavenir President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pardeep Kohli said this deployment is a clear signal to the global operator community that 3GPP-based NTN is ready for commercial scale.

“By combining Mavenir’s cloud‑native vRAN and Converged Core with Terrestar’s satellite expertise, we have delivered a fully standards‑compliant, operator‑grade hybrid IoT network,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Terrestar CEO, Jacques Leduc said launching Canada’s first standards-based hybrid satellite–cellular IoT platform is a major milestone for satellite connectivity in Canada, enabled by Mavenir’s cloud-native vRAN and core technology to deliver resilient nationwide IoT services and support future direct-to-device connectivity.

The deployment leverages Mavenir’s Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology, purpose-built to meet mobile network operator regulatory and operational requirements worldwide.

The solution includes a 3GPP Release 17-based vRAN architecture, a fully containerised cloud-native Converged Packet Core delivering carrier-grade reliability and scalability for NTN services, and network service assurance through Mavenir’s mCMS, XA Analytics and managed services.

The commercial launch strengthens Mavenir’s position as a global leader in NTN-ready mobile network software and positions Terrestar as a pioneer in standards-based satellite-cellular integration.

The companies are also advancing additional capabilities, including voice and messaging over NTN, 5G NR NTN evolution, and expanded direct-to-device service models.

-- BERNAMA