Omnispace, a privately owned company founded in 2012 and headquartered in the US, provides connectivity and distribution services. Employing approximately 30 people, the company reported revenues of less than $10 million in 2023. Omnispace's services focus on hybrid solutions integrating satellite and terrestrial networks, catering to diverse industry sectors.
On May 28, 2025, Omnispace announced a successful demonstration of 5G narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) connectivity over its F2 satellite in Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO). This demonstration involved partners Gatehouse Satcom and Nordic Semiconductor, and successfully transmitted a 5G NB-IoT signal. Further announcements on June 3, 2025, detailed the successful demonstration of a 5G NB-IoT system over an Omnispace S-band non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite, in collaboration with Gatehouse Satcom and Nordic Semiconductor. These demonstrations proved the viability of satellite-based 5G NB-IoT communications using NGSO satellites and transparent payload architectures, integrating existing 5G mobile cellular networks with NGSO satellite solutions.