The IoT Community , the world’s largest community of CXOs and IoT professionals and practitioners, announces Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has joined its elite IoT ecosystem as a platinum-level corporate member. Inmarsat’s Del Ashley, Senior Director for Innovation is also appointed to the IoT Community Advisory Board.

David Hill, Executive Director of the IoT Community: “We are excited to welcome Inmarsat to our IoT Community ecosystem as a platinum-level corporate member, in addition to adding Del Ashley to our Advisory Board. Inmarsat is driving meaningful change that is enabling industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing to come of age. We look forward to working with Del Ashley and the Inmarsat team to accelerate the uptake of industrial and enterprise deployment of this transformative technology.”

Inmarsat provides global satellite IoT connectivity through its ELERA L-band network, enabling the collection of millions of data points over land, sea and air. Inmarsat’s ELERA IoT platform is the most versatile platform for satellite IoT, supporting the connectivity needs of businesses from across the IoT ecosystem.

Dr. Tom Bradicich, Hewlett Packard Fellow, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and IoT Community Advisory Board Chair: “We are pleased to have Inmarsat join us in the IoT Community, and we welcome Del Ashley to our Advisory Board. We look forward to Inmarsat’s contributions to advancing our vision of an open, secure, and intelligent edge, collaborating across our IoT Community.”

Inmarsat’s corporate membership adds to the elite IoT Community ecosystem, composed of the biggest names in technology and household names across the IoT industry. Over the past 7 years, IoT Community has engaged with industry leaders to create the most compelling and trusted thought leadership content in the IoT ecosystem.

Del Ashley, Senior Director for Innovation Inmarsat Enterprise said: “Becoming a platinum member of the prestigious IoT Community is a major step for Inmarsat and I am excited to join the IoT Community Advisory Board. Inmarsat is a global leader in delivering satellite IoT and I look forward to taking that experience and raising satellite’s profile as a key enabler of IoT connectivity in my new role. I am also delighted to be working with other community members to create the framework for the IoT Community’s many Center of Excellence initiatives.”