Kymeta Announces Commercial Availability of KĀLO Mobile Internet Access Services

December 14, 2017

Kymeta and Intelsat S.A. have announced that Kymeta KĀLO internet access is now available with broad initial geographic coverage. Kymeta is redefining how satellite services are purchased with KĀLO internet services, and making mobile communications as easy to buy as a mobile phone plan.

KĀLO internet services, powered by the IntelsatOne® Flex network, deliver broad connectivity when paired with the world’s only commercially available flat panel, electronically-steered satellite terminals from Kymeta as well as other satellite terminal solutions. Kymeta™ KyWay™ terminals and mTennau7 antenna subsystem modules open new markets for the satellite industry and allow organizations that require high-bandwidth mobile internet access to do business while on the move. For sectors that have traditionally had difficulty accessing reliable, affordable internet in the past—connected cars, renewable energy, commercial fishing, rail, bus and more—KĀLO provides a one-of-a-kind solution.

“With KĀLO, Kymeta delivers up to 4 Mbps mobile internet service in familiar by-the-gigabyte plans,” said Dushyant Sukhija, Senior Vice President and General Manager, KĀLO Business Unit, Kymeta. “The release of KĀLO marks a revolutionary change in the way satellite services are purchased and supplied. KĀLO services provide a scalable, flexible, high-performance, high-throughput network with a broad geographic footprint, and we make that happen with service packages that are as easy to buy as a cell phone plan.”

The partnership between Kymeta and Intelsat is bringing mobile communication to places it has never been before. “Users are demanding connectivity that could not be delivered with traditional networks,” said Mark Rasmussen, VP and General Manager, Mobility, Intelsat. “Our investment in Kymeta was driven by the desire to simplify and accelerate access to cost-effective connectivity, pairing a groundbreaking global satellite network with a groundbreaking satellite terminal. KĀLO is proof that our technology and business model innovations are unlocking new and larger applications.”

“Kymeta mTenna™ technology with KĀLO internet services make sense for the renewable energy industry, and for any other industry in need of high bandwidth mobile communications,” said Adam Ferguson, Chief Technology Officer, FMC GlobalSat. “We were able to commission KĀLO remotely to a KyWay terminal we had deployed in the field. I’ve worked in the power and telecommunications industries for more than a decade and this is the easiest service provisioning and commissioning process I have ever experienced. KĀLO internet services open up a world of possibilities that were not possible until now.”