nano-satellite
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There will be 17,000 satellites launched over the next 10 years, a fourfold increase over the previous 10 years, says satellite consultancy Euroconsult.
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There will soon be another cell tower in space according to OQ Technology, which has unveiled plans for its Tiger-3 launch.
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SpaceX has formally completed its takeover of nano-satellite company Swarm, whose co-founders have taken senior positions with Elon Musk’s operation.
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OQ Technology, the company run by Omar Qaise, says it has successfully used its new nanosatellite for tracking a moving car.
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Swedish-owned small satellite company AAC Clyde Space has expanded to South Africa, by setting up a cubesat base near Cape Town.
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SpaceX is to buy Swarm Technologies, the company that has started a nanosatellite-based internet of things (IoT) business.
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Nano-satellite company Swarm has introduced its own Raspberry Pi-style terminal so that developers can work on new applications.
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A US-based satellite company says it has applied for a licence from the regulator that will enable it to connect cellphones directly, where there is no tower reception.
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Sara Spangelo has a customer who wants to use her Swarm IoT satellites to track whales. First challenge: how to stick a Swarm device on the outside of a whale. Alan Burkitt-Gray dives into the full story
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OQ Technology has recruited Lithuanian satellite company NanoAvionics to build a tiny satellite for 5G internet of things services.
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Just Eat sandwich bar founder Laurens Groenendijk has left satellite company Hiber, where he was co-founder and managing director.
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Satellite company OneWeb has signed a contract worth US$73 million for user terminals.
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An Indian rocket has successfully launched 12 satellites for Swarm, a Californian company that is planning to build a space-based internet of things (IoT).
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Micro-satellite company Swarm says it will charge as little as US$5 a month to connect each device to the internet.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world
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It’s going to be a decade when satellites become vital to the development of high-speed broadband, according to a number of forecasters.
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US nano-satellite company Swarm Technologies has launched its latest 24 satellites, using a launchpad on New Zealand’s Māhia peninsula operated by Rocket Lab.
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Airtel founder Sunil Mittal will be executive chairman of the revived satellite company OneWeb, which has emerged from US bankruptcy protection.
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UK-based Lacuna Space is stepping up its monitoring of the climate emergency with the latest of its satellites, launched on Saturday.
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UK-based Lacuna Space has successfully tried out its space-borne internet of things (IoT) network, using a new satellite orbiting at 500km.
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Hiber has set up a subscription-based satellite network to let oil and gas companies monitor their wells and other plant.
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Lacuna Space’s second internet of things (IoT) satellite is now in orbit, following a successful launch on a Soyuz-2 rocket.
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OneWeb is to re-start satellite launched in December and plans to have most of its fleet in service by the end of 2022.
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Californian nano-satellite company Swarm has launched its first 12 commercial satellites into low-Earth orbit and is planning to announce prices and services.
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Satellite industry revenues will go down by 7% and will take more than three years to go back to last year’s levels, says a new report.
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SpaceX has launched the next 60 satellites in its plan to build its global Starlink network, ultimately designed to have 12,000 satellites.
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Intelsat, the 55-year-old satellite company, filed for bankruptcy protection last night, in a move apparently designed to allow it to benefit from a refarming of spectrum in the US.
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A new company is planning a global software-defined wholesale and enterprise network, using a combination of fibre and optical satellites. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to the people promoting the project.
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An Israeli-staffed UK-registered nano-satellite telecoms company that was listed in Australia has gone into administration.
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Nano satellite company Swarm has received its licences from the US regulator and plans to start customer service later this year.
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The US regulator has allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX to install up to a million satellite terminals across the US for its Starlink service.
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Internet services company Rakuten and mobile operator Vodafone have invested in a satellite company that promises to deliver 4G from space.
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As SpaceX prepares for its latest Starlink satellite launch, due later today, investment advisers are becoming increasingly excited about the possibility that Elon Musk’s space company could float shares in the new venture.
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Satellite operators and companies planning 5G mobile services have announced how they plan to work together to ensure continuous coverage, especially in rural areas, and network resilience.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken the next stage in building worldwide internet access network in space with the successful launch of 60 new satellites.
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Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite, which will provide broadband services for Europe and Africa, has entered its final phase ahead of its 16 January launch.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now the biggest commercial operator of telecoms satellites, following this week’s successful launch of 60 new members of its Starlink fleet.
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Eutelsat is planning to launch 25 nano satellites in a partnership with wireless company Sigfox to serve internet of things (IoT) applications.
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The market for small satellites will almost quadruple in the next decade, and is currently almost doubling every year.
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Satellite company Iridium will go live with its Amazon cloud deal by the end of September, CEO Matt Desch has told Capacity.
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The US is to follow the UK by examining the proposed $6 billion takeover of London-based Inmarsat.
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OneWeb has opened its factory in Florida, with the aim of producing nearly 2,000 satellites.