Hyderabad: Spacetech startup Dhruva Space on Friday said it has expanded its collaboration with French satellite operator and global IoT connectivity provider Kinéis to roll out the latter’s IoT connectivity in India and launch its IoT payload on Dhruva’s P-30 satellite that is expected to be launched in late 2025.
Hyderabad-based Dhruva will provide Kinéis IoT services in India while developing new, innovative applications that can be supported by Kinéis’ 25-satellite constellation.The collaboration includes a joint satellite mission to augment India’s space capacity.
It said the partnership will enable the companies to offer cost-effective, advanced and reliable IoT solutions as well as innovate to drive technological advancement and develop new applications and services tailored to the Indian market.
The full-scale global commercial service availability of Kinéis IoT will commence after the full deployment of Kinéis’ constellation in early 2025, and will be supported by development and large-scale manufacturing for end-user terminals by Dhruva Space for India, its startup said.
Dhruva Space CEO Sanjay Nekkanti said enhancing the existing partnership will help it deliver innovative IoT services that will drive digital transformation and open new opportunities for businesses and communities in India.
Kinéis CEO Alexandre Tisserant said this reflects the joint drive to provide high-performance spatial IoT services for the Indian market.
Pointing out that Kinéis IoT constellation’s mission is to connect any object anywhere in the world, including black points, and transmit useful low data to users in near real time, Dhruva Space said the French player operates for optimisation in areas that represent major challenges for mankind such as prevention of natural calamities, agriculture, traceability of wild and farmed animals, among other things.
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