Australian satellite IoT company Myriota has entered the next phase of its global expansion with the launch of a hybrid 5G satellite and cellular connectivity network, designed to provide uninterrupted tracking and monitoring of industrial assets across both connected and remote environments.
The company announced that its HyperPulse 5G non-terrestrial network and AssetHawk asset tracker now support cellular connectivity alongside satellite communications, creating a single network capable of seamlessly switching between terrestrial and space-based connectivity.
The new capability is aimed at addressing a longstanding challenge for industrial operators managing distributed assets across areas with inconsistent network coverage, including mining operations, agriculture, energy infrastructure, logistics and remote industrial sites.
By automatically routing messages between cellular and satellite networks based on availability and configuration, Myriota said customers can avoid managing separate providers, contracts and platforms while maintaining continuous connectivity through a single device and service agreement.
The company said the hybrid model also improves affordability by directing data traffic through the most cost-effective available network, with hybrid connectivity plans starting from US$0.99 per device per month.
Myriota chief executive officer Ben Cade said the launch represented a significant shift in the economics of industrial IoT connectivity.
“The launch of hybrid connectivity for HyperPulse and AssetHawk further cements Myriota’s position as a global provider of scalable IoT connectivity, enabling organisations to keep assets continuously connected across both terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, and turn real-world operational data into action,” Cade said.
“For decades, vast numbers of remote and distributed operational assets have remained disconnected – not because the technology didn’t exist, but because the economics never worked. HyperPulse changes that equation.”
Cade said the combination of satellite and cellular connectivity would allow organisations to connect a much broader range of assets than previously possible.
“For the first time, it’s commercially viable to connect almost any asset, anywhere, for less than a dollar per month,” he said. “That’s not an incremental improvement. That’s a whole new market.”
The launch expands Myriota’s potential customer base beyond traditional satellite IoT applications. The company said many assets, including transport trailers, shipping containers, mobile generators and distributed infrastructure, spend only part of their operational life outside cellular coverage – creating demand for a flexible hybrid solution.
Designed and operated by Myriota, the HyperPulse network complies with 3GPP Release 17 standards and supports an expanding ecosystem of standards-based silicon. The platform currently provides hybrid coverage across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, with further market expansion planned.
AssetHawk, Myriota’s rugged battery-powered tracker, is the first device purpose-built for the hybrid HyperPulse network. Featuring Bluetooth Low Energy sensor integration, the device can operate as a local sensor hub for industrial applications.
Hybrid connectivity across HyperPulse and AssetHawk is expected to become available later this month, supporting Myriota’s broader strategy to make large-scale industrial IoT deployments more accessible worldwide.
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