AnySignal Expands Into Seabed-to-Space Communications
AnySignal and Andrenam are developing underwater communications systems connected to edge processing and satellite networks.
Connecting underwater systems to global communications networks remains technically difficult.
What happened
AnySignal and Andrenam announced a partnership to develop underwater acoustic communications modems connected to edge-processing and satellite networks.
The companies are targeting commercial shipments after further development and testing.
Why it matters
Conventional radio waves travel poorly through water, so underwater communications rely on different physical methods such as acoustics.
Linking those systems to satellite networks could create a more continuous communications layer between seabed, maritime and orbital platforms.
The bigger picture
Defence and industrial networks are expanding into environments that were previously difficult to connect.
The strategic value increasingly lies in bridging different communications layers rather than optimising one network in isolation.
AnySignal's move illustrates how space communications companies can extend into adjacent physical domains.