A UAV equipped with a Gotonomi terminal and Velaris service. Photo: Gotonomi

New company Gotonomi is offering satcom terminals and service for uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), in partnership with Viasat. Gotonomi is a new subsidiary of U.K. company TTP – The Technology Partnership, debuting ahead of the upcoming Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. 

Gotonomi is offering satellite terminals for UAVs flight trial development kits to partners that are compatible with Velaris, the Innmarsat connectivity solution developed for UAVs, powered by the Elera satellite network. Inmarsat is now a Viasat company. 

The Velaris service provides beyond visual line of sight connectivity for UAVs on long-distance flights with applications real-time monitoring for air traffic. There are three kits available, one with satcom only and a fully integrated antenna; a satcom-only core module; and a satcom core module and LTE hybrid terminal with edge compute. 

“We want Gotonomi to play a lead role in growing the ecosystem of resilient universal communications for autonomous vehicle safety, offering cutting edge products made possible by TTP know-how,” commented Tristan Barkley, head of Satellite and Space at TTP.