Omnispace and Lacuna team up on global satellite LoRaWAN coverage

Washington DC based satellite 5G provider Omnispace is working with Dutch satellite IoT company Lacuna Space to offer “global” LoRaWAN coverage for IoT solutions. The service will employ the LoRaWAN protocol to support direct-to-satellite communications for a broad range of IoT devices. The pair called it a “first-of-its-kind, global, open standards-based IoT network”.  The service…

Ookla finds Starlink now averages over 100 Mbps

Research from Ookla finds that Starlink now averages over 100 Mbps in 15 countries. The results, from Q4 2021, suggests that SpaceX’s satellite system continues to beat median fixed broadband speeds in most locations: Starlink Fixed Broadband Australia 141.55 51.35 Austria 131.84 50.33 Belgium 155.15 76.94 Canada 106.64 96.39 Chile 118.95 168.92 France 102.15 75.47…