Ibadan, 2 July 2024. – Dhruva Space and Kinéis have announced a collaboration to introduce Kinéis IoT connectivity in India and to launch a Kinéis IoT payload on the Dhruva Space P-30 satellite. The partnership is a groundbreaking initiative for the companies to fortify global satellite connectivity.
Through the partnership, Dhruva Space will provide Kinéis IoT services in India and develop new and innovative applications that can receive support from Kinéis’ 25-satellite constellation. This collaboration also comprises a joint satellite mission to augment the Space segment capacity for India. In addition, the partnership will allow both Companies to offer cost-effective, advanced and reliable IoT solutions and innovate and develop new applications and services tailored to the Indian market.
The partnership underscores the growing collaboration between Indian and French private Space companies. The full-scale global commercial service availability of Kinéis IoT will commence following the complete deployment of Kinéis’ constellation in early 2025 which Dhruva Space will support through development and large-scale manufacturing for end-user terminals for India.
Speaking on the partnership, Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO of Dhruva Space, explained, “By enhancing our collaboration, we aim to deliver innovative IoT services that will drive digital transformation and open new opportunities for businesses and communities throughout the country. Together, we commit to passing on the benefits of Space-Tech advancements for novel use-case development across India.”
Likewise, Alexandre Tisserant, Kinéis CEO, said: “This technological and commercial partnership is a concrete expression of the relationship of trust established with Kinéis and reflects the joint drive to provide high-performance spatial IoT services for the Indian market. The applications of Kinéis connectivity are infinite and our commercial services will bring considerable benefits to Indian public and private players.”
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