Skylo Technologies, a privately owned company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, provides connectivity and distribution services. Employing approximately 70 people as of 2023, the company focuses on developing satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for machine data transmission via wireless networks. Its most recent annual revenue (2023) was less than $10 million.
Skylo Technologies partnered with Verizon to launch a direct-to-device satellite messaging service in the US on an unspecified date. This service allows users with select Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 smartphones to send text messages via satellite when outside terrestrial network coverage. Separately, on March 3, 2025, Skylo Technologies facilitated Europe's first direct-to-handset SMS over a geostationary satellite to a commercial Google Pixel 9 smartphone. This test, conducted in a location without terrestrial coverage in Greece, utilized Skylo's service. The company plans to launch its first commercial direct-to-handset messaging services in Germany and Europe by the end of 2025, in partnership with Deutsche Telekom and Google.
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Skylo Technologies offers products in the media tech industry. Skylo Technologies's product portfolio comprises of connectivity and distribution services.
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Skylo Technologies's revenues were less than $10M in 2023. All the revenue comes from media and broadcast satellite connectivity.
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