Add satellite coverage to your Soracom SIM over the air and keep sending meaningful IoT data where there’s no terrestrial signal. 3GPP Release-17 NB-NTN compatible radio modules blend satellite seamlessly with cellular so your devices stay online from coastlines to mountaintops.
Soracom was purpose-built to optimize the way you connect IoT devices to the cloud, and with satellite the payoff is exponential.
Reach mountains, coasts, and wide-open terrain with NB-NTN GEO satellite.
Keep one SIM, one platform, one bill across cellular and satellite network usage.
Leverage low-data protocols to reduce data overhead and deliver compact payloads to Soracom and pass HTTPS/MQTTS to cloud end-points.
Activate, monitor, and secure connectivity in the Soracom Console.
Isolate traffic from the public internet with Virtual Private Gateway (VPG), without a private APN.
Maintain connections for critical alerts and device data, even when cellular fails.
Monitor rivers and wildfire risk, watch pipelines and remote assets, track vessels and cargo, or send SOS messages from the backcountry.
Common industries include:
If you have a compatible radio module, adding satellite can be done with software. Use Subscription Container technology to upload satellite coverage profiles to your SIM over the air. Your device will then have the ability to send small UDP packets via GEO satellites to where Soracom routes them to your cloud endpoint of choice.
Translate UDP to HTTPS/MQTT with Beam, stream with Funnel, or invoke serverless with Funk.
Use VPG, Canal, and Door to private-route, peer, and access devices securely.
Use Event Handler to alert on anomalies, lock SIMs by IMEI, or suspend devices when thresholds hit.
IoT Satellite connectivity is built for periodic or event-based telemetry. Typical payloads are 50–256 bytes with 5–30 s latency — perfect for alerts, status, and sensor data.
Leverage Soracom’s connectivity platform features to take control of security and data routing to optimize this experience.
Keep cellular as primary and add satellite for out-of-coverage events. One SIM, unified billing.
For devices that mostly live beyond terrestrial coverage. Optimize payloads for low duty cycles.
| General | |
| Standard / RAT | 3GPP Release-17 NB-NTN (GEO ~36,000 km) |
| Bands | B23 (NA), B255 (EU), B256 (Global) |
| Protocols | IP (UDP); Non-IP (NIDD) planned |
| Payloads | 50–256 bytes; ≤ ~20 packets/minute typical |
| Latency | ~5–30 seconds typical |
| Power Modes | PSM, eDRX |
| Downlink | Supported |
| Regions | USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand |
| Activation | OTA via Subscription Container (plan01s / plan-US) |
| Not For | TCP/HTTP streaming, voice/SMS/video, or broadband failover |