# Off-Grid Communication: Innovating Satellite Tech with Diego Lozano from Somewear Labs

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2024-08-15
- Length: 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/Off-Grid-Communication-Innovating-Satellite-Tech-with-Diego-Lozano-from-Somewear-Labs-e2n43p0

## Summary

Diego Lozano, Head of Hardware Engineering at Somewear Labs, explains how the company pivoted from consumer satellite communicators to operational mesh networks with their new product, No. He details the technical challenges of integrating LoRa mesh with Iridium satellite backhaul, specifically focusing on RF interference from power supplies and the difficulties of achieving IP68 waterproofing in compact enclosures. Lozano also discusses the strategic shift toward edge AI for low-bandwidth telemetry and highlights their integration with Whoop for biometric monitoring.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=5) Introduction and Somewear Labs Overview
- [2:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=133) The No Product: Mesh and Satellite Integration
- [4:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=294) Pivoting from Consumer to Operational Use Cases
- [6:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=414) Custom Mesh Protocol and RF Challenges
- [10:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=630) Hardware Development: EMI and Waterproofing
- [13:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2024-08-15-off-grid-communication-innovating-satellite-tech-with-diego-lozano-from-somewear#t=814) Dogfooding, Edge AI, and Whoop Integration

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Somewear Labs (company)
- No (product)
- Global Hotspot (product)
- Iridium (company)
- LoRa (other)
- Whoop (company)

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