Lacuna Space continues to expand the reach of its IoT across the globe, bringing new countries on-line for commercial service. An important part of the is service is a network of reference test stations which is used to validate the performance of the network and optimise the use of radio spectrum in each location. …
As we prepare for our annual pilgrimage to The Things Conference in Amsterdam, Lacuna Space team reflects on six years of in-orbit operations and the rapid progress in state-of-the-art satellite IoT technology. The Things Conference (TTC) is the leading event for innovators in the IoT space, bringing together everyone from corporates, to start-ups, to individual…
Working closely with CEPT/ECC groups, Lacuna Space has led the development of report 357 which deals with devices communicating with satellites in the shared frequency range 862-870 MHz, commonly referred to as the 868 MHz SRD band. The report was approved on 4th June and paves the way to ground-breaking new solutions to monitor remote assets and infrastructure.
Oxford, UK, 15th April 2023 – Lacuna Space, the pioneering direct-to-satellite LoRaWAN® company, are excited to announce the successful launch of Lacuna Space’s latest satellite provided by NanoAvionics and launched on Space-X Transporter-7 Rideshare mission. This new satellite expands the Lacuna Space constellation bringing low-cost connectivity to the most remote parts of the world. Another…
LS2b – Bringing connectivity to remote locations Densely populated areas provide us with the digital infrastructure we need to manage and monitor valuable assets. But what happens when these assets are remote and in areas with little or no alternative connectivity? A power plant in Oman for example, or a shipping container in the North…
Lacuna Space appoint Swedish based virtual satellite IoT operator Wyld Networksas the first reseller of Lacuna Space satellite connectivity service. Oxford, UK, 3 November 2022 – Lacuna Space, the leading provider of global satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) announces their partnership with Wyld Networks. Their agreement allows Wyld to transfer data from…
Lacuna Space, the leading network operator for direct-to-satellite LoRa® connectivity, and The Things Industries, a LoRaWAN solutions provider, have partnered up to provide The Things Industries’ global LoRaWAN developer ecosystem with the ability to evaluate satellite connectivity with free access. “This is a pivotal next step in hardening and maturing LoRaWAN technology and working with…
Oxford, UK — 30th June 2022 — Lacuna Space, the leading satellite IoT connectivity provider, is taking pre-orders for its global satellite IoT connectivity service with early adopter discounts available to LoRa Alliance ecosystem of solutions providers. Lacuna Space has been the trailblazer with five-years R&D and technology trials to prove the ability for low…
First message bounced off the moon using LoRa® 24 November 2021 For the first time ever we bounced a message off the moon using LoRa® on October 5th 2021, using the Dwingeloo radio telescope. This first was achieved by a team consisting of Jan van Muijlwijk (CAMRAS, PA3FXB), Tammo Jan Dijkema (CAMRAS), Frank Zeppenfeldt (ESA,…
First successful LacunaSat launch in 2021! 22 March 2021 We’re really excited to announce that today we welcomed the latest addition to our Internet of Things (IoT) constellation! This mission is a 3U cubesat, or the size of a shoebox, and made its way from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to low earth orbit, onboard…
The Lunark mission and a LEGO® rover wandering about in Greenland 22 January 2021 In September 2020 two men set off to study life in moon-like conditions, in preparation for human settlements on the moon. Whatever our personal feelings are about human life on the moon or mars, it was an absolutely extraordinary mission! Karl-Johan Sørensen and…
Kicking off 2021 with great news! Lacuna Space starts operations of third satellite in orbit 18 January 2021 And we have liftoff! On 9th November 2020 we announced that our latest launch was successful and we had made first contact with the satellite. Since then we have been working with our partners to test all…
Launch success: Lacuna Space continues to grow IoT constellation with an equatorial satellite Improving services such as monitoring greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesian peatlands and electricity generation from solar farms in Colombia 9 November 2020 Global connectivity provider Lacuna Space announced successful launch and communications with its fourth IoT (Internet of Things) gateway in space.…
Lacuna Space puts another IoT Gateway in space Backed by the European and UK Space Agencies, the shoebox sized satellite joins the Lacuna satellite network today. Connecting small, low power devices everywhere around the world. 3 November 2020 Lacuna Space adds the latest satellite to its demonstration constellation for the Internet-of-Things (IoT). The company completed…
Never lose anything again – Lacuna Space leads the way in multi-technology global positioning Combining IoT connectivity and geolocation via Lacuna Space with GNSS and WiFi scanning. Dramatically reducing battery consumption and complexity for geolocation applications by using a multi-technology chip. Complementing GNSS systems. Space is full of exciting applications! But no other application has…
World premier: First plant-powered IoT sensor sends signal to space Plant-e and Lacuna Space combine bio- and space technology for Internet of Things devices 14 January 2020 Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK, 14th January 2020 – The first-ever plant-powered sensor has successfully transmitted to a satellite in space. The pilot service, using plants as the energy source,…
One step closer to global coverage for IoT devices: Lacuna Space and Miromico announce collaboration 25 November 2019 Lacuna Space, a provider for connectivity everywhere, and Miromico, a global leader for the design and production of wireless products for the Internet of Things (IoT), have signed a collaboration agreement for the development and easy provision…
Global connectivity provider Lacuna Space and IRNAS, an innovation lab for hardware and IoT products, have signed a collaboration agreement to design, develop and test IoT devices that use LoRaWAN®. The IoT devices enable users to acquire valuable information and achieve this at an affordable cost. IRNAS will integrate the Lacuna Space technology into products…