Terrestar Solutions Inc. and Mavenir have announced the commercial launch of Canada’s first hybrid satellite–cellular IoT service, built entirely on 3GPP Release 17 standards. The platform combines satellite coverage with cloud-native virtualized RAN (vRAN) and a fully containerized Converged Packet Core to provide resilient IoT connectivity across urban, rural, and remote regions of Canada.
Terrestar leverages its Echostar T1 geostationary satellite in the S-Band, while Mavenir provides advanced network management and analytics solutions. The integration ensures seamless interoperability with existing and future mobile networks, delivering high reliability for IoT applications.
For the blockchain and crypto community in Asia, this launch is particularly relevant: reliable satellite-IoT connectivity can enable decentralized applications, smart contracts, and crypto-powered data transfers in regions previously offline. Direct-to-Device connections may soon allow IoT and blockchain systems to operate independently of terrestrial infrastructure.
Jacques Leduc, Terrestar CEO, described the launch as a “turning point for satellite connectivity in Canada,” emphasizing the importance of open, interoperable network architectures. Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli highlighted that this deployment demonstrates the commercial readiness of Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and marks a key evolution in integrating satellite services into mainstream mobile networks.
By combining satellite coverage, cloud-native RAN, and AI-driven automation, Terrestar and Mavenir set a new standard for resilient IoT data transfer, offering a blueprint that could support blockchain and crypto infrastructure in remote regions across Asia.