Viasat, Skylo Teaming on Direct-to-Device Network

Viasat and Skylo Technologies are partnering on a mobile supplemental coverage from space network. Viasat said Thursday their infrastructure agreement will use its geostationary L-band constellation and Skylo satellite technology based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project's Release 17. Initial deployments will start in North America in early 2024. The direct-to-device service will support smartphone services and is also targeting potential IoT, automotive and defense applications, said Viasat.