Ottawa: Mavenir, in collaboration with Terrestar Solutions Inc, Canada’s sole domestically headquartered mobile satellite service operator, has announced the commercial launch of Terrestar’s Hybrid Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity service. This new service marks Canada’s first domestically controlled hybrid satellite-cellular IoT platform, fully built on 3GPP Release 17 standards. It is designed for seamless integration with both current and future mobile networks, ensuring resilient IoT services across urban, rural, remote, and northern regions of the country.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the service is delivered via Terrestar’s Echostar T1 geostationary satellite, utilizing licensed S band mobile satellite spectrum and powered by Mavenir’s cloud-native virtualized RAN (vRAN), Converged Packet Core, and network management and analytics solutions. These are integrated within Terrestar’s broader Hybrid IoT connectivity ecosystem. Mavenir President and CEO, Pardeep Kohli, emphasized that th
is deployment signals to the global operator community that 3GPP-based Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) are ready for commercial scale.
Kohli stated, ‘By combining Mavenir’s cloud-native vRAN and Converged Core with Terrestar’s satellite expertise, we have delivered a fully standards-compliant, operator-grade hybrid IoT network.’ Terrestar CEO, Jacques Leduc, highlighted the significance of launching Canada’s inaugural standards-based hybrid satellite-cellular IoT platform, facilitated by Mavenir’s cloud-native vRAN and core technology.
The deployment utilizes Mavenir’s NTN technology, tailored to meet the regulatory and operational demands of mobile network operators worldwide. The solution features a 3GPP Release 17-based vRAN architecture, a fully containerized cloud-native Converged Packet Core for carrier-grade reliability and scalability, and network service assurance through Mavenir’s mCMS, XA Analytics, and managed services.
This commercial launch not only cements Mavenir’s status as a global leader
in NTN-ready mobile network software but also establishes Terrestar as a pioneer in standards-based satellite-cellular integration. The companies are further developing additional capabilities, including voice and messaging over NTN, the evolution of 5G NR NTN, and expanded direct-to-device service models.