Omnispace CEO Ram Viswanathan (Photo: Omnispace)
Omnispace makes it very clear that it’s business case is not a satellite backhaul service for 5G. It is an actual 5G service delivered through a massive pipeline of 2 GHz spectrum beamed from a constellation of Low- and Medium-Earth Orbit (LEO/MEO) satellites. Omnispace, a new entrant satellite operator based in Washington D.C., is going to provide 5G directly to devices. This goes against the grain of what a majority of the satellite industry believes is its role in the 5G wireless supply chain – that it is a situational sidekick, limited by physics and high costs.
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Ram Viswanathan, Omnispace’s president and CEO, said in a Tuesday announcement that his company would use the new funds to accelerate the process of validating 3GPP standards-based 5G products and technologies, demonstrating 5G connectivity from space, and securing both 2 GHz S-band mobile satellite service and the complementary ground component spectrum that will anchor its hybrid mobile system. Startups typically use equity financing to pay short-term bills as they work to meet long-term goals.
Unlike others who see satellite connectivity playing a back-up role in providing 5G wireless services, Omnispace believes that satellites can play a leading role by providing 5G and mobile Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to mobile devices around the world using 2 GHz S-band spectrum and a hybrid network that includes its own group of small satellites. Omnispace hopes to both launch its satellites and roll out its network services in phases starting in 2022.
SpaceX launches satellite for SiriusXM from Florida
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SXM 7 satellite at 12:30 p.m. for SiriusXM from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Sunday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SXM 7 satellite at 12:30 p.m. for SiriusXM from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Sunday. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SXM 7 satellite at 12:30 p.m. for SiriusXM from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday. They nearby towers are used to redirect lightning in the immediate area. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo