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I received this message from Swarm about a week ago. Hello!

Swarm has been planning for the future of both its VHF and Direct to Cell networks and it is a priority for us to keep customers informed on our product roadmap.

To ensure the highest performance possible for its VHF deployments now and into the future, Swarm is halting net new sales of its VHF ground hardware products. This will also enable our teams to focus on continued support for our VHF customers while we develop improved capabilities.

Swarm is continuing to support its VHF service and customers. We most recently launched on a Transporter-8 mission (June 2023), currently have a manifested launch for 2024, and continually evaluate additional mission opportunities for the VHF network.

SpaceX’s Direct to Cell network will also provide an exciting future IoT offering, which will provide higher bandwidth, lower latency connectivity to COTS IoT devices. Swarm also plans to offer a future LTE version of the M138 modem that is compatible with the Direct to Cell network — supporting the same form factor, command set, and Hive/API interfaces that customers have used with our VHF product. You can review our FAQs on these changes here.

We’re incredibly excited to continue serving VHF customer deployments and for the new IoT applications that will be made possible by the Direct to Cell network! If you’re interested in receiving updates on our future plans for the drop-in modem and the next generation of IoT connectivity, please feel free to sign up for updates here.

Thanks, The Swarm Team

What would an LTE version look like and what are the needs for such a device?

Hello,

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I think Swarm would be good for our research stations, we currently run around 20 stations in rural areas and have a hard time communicating with them. We currently use a LTE router with a wired in antenna up a pole but still find some of our locations are dead zones. Swarm looks like we could have a constant connection if we please.

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Only concern is I cannot see what GHz network they work on, our weather stations don't like to work with any network other than 2.4GHz it seems and I'm worried we may encounter some conflict there. Is that something you can alter or am I missing something?

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Thanks