Tag: IoT
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Kymeta and Kepler team up to demonstrate satellite connectivity in Arctic deep freeze
Kymeta’s u8 terminal has its flat-panel antenna turned to the sky in the Canadian Arctic town of Inuvik. (Business Wire Photo) Kymeta Corp. — the hybrid connectivity venture that’s based in Redmond, Wash. — says it has demonstrated how its flat-panel antenna can hook up with Kepler Communications’ satellite constellation for high-speed data transfers under…
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Boeing HorizonX adds to its investment in Australia’s Myriota IoT satellite venture
An artist’s conception shows one of Myriota’s satellites in orbit. (Myriota Illustration) Boeing’s HorizonX venture capital arm is participating in a $19.3 million Series B funding round for Myriota, an Australian startup that’s building a satellite constellation for the Internet of Things. This marks Boeing’s second investment in the company. The new round is led…
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After satellite flap, Swarm Technologies raises $25M for space-based IoT network
Swarm Technologies was founded by chief technology officer Ben Longmier and CEO Sara Spangelo, who is holding one of the company’s super-miniaturized SpaceBEE satellites. (Swarm Technologies Photo) A year after making a $900,000 mistake, Swarm Technologies is raking in $25 million in a funding round aimed at getting a constellation of sandwich-sized satellites up and…
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Boeing HorizonX joins $15M funding round for Australia’s Myriota IoT satellite venture
Myriota makes use of a satellite-based communications system to monitor Internet of Things devices. (Myriota via YouTube) Boeing’s HorizonX venture capital arm has made its first investment outside the U.S., as part of a $15 million Series A funding round for an Australian satellite-based IoT startup called Myriota. Myriota makes use of low-power micro-transmitters to…
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Kepler Communications’ first satellite expands ‘Internet of Things’ to space
News Brief: Toronto-based Kepler Communications says its first Ku-band telecommunications satellite is in working order after a Jan. 19 launch from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Kipp nanosatellite, which is about the size of a loaf of bread, was one of six spacecraft delivered to orbit by a Long March 11 rocket. It’s designed…
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Get in touch with the stratosphere through Microsoft’s Pegasus II balloon mission
The sun shines above the clouds in a view captured by the Pegasus I balloon experiment. (Credit: MIcrosoft Research) How high can the Internet of Things go? Microsoft Research plans to extend the IoT into the stratosphere with its Pegasus II high-altitude balloon experiment, and you’re invited to take a virtual ride. The mission was scheduled…