Satellite IoT Standards Compete as 3GPP Prepares 6G NB-IoT NTN (spectrum.ieee.org)

• Kinéis deployed 25 LoRa microsatellites; successful test of 100 mW signals.
• Hubble Network uses Bluetooth chips for uplink-only satellite IoT.
• 3GPP standardizes NB-IoT NTN for 6G; Skylo offers commercial service.

"The satellite IoT market in 2026 sees competition between LoRa-based systems (Kinéis), Bluetooth Low Energy satellites (Hubble Network), and the 3GPP-standardized NB-IoT NTN for 6G. LoRa and Bluetooth offer low cost and battery life, while 6G enables bidirectional communication. Industry analysts expect 6G to dominate post-2030, but niches will remain for unlicensed alternatives."