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Wyld Networks Upgrades its Multi-Region LoRaWAN Satellite Radio Module Leveraging IoT Connectivity
Wyld Networks, a company that develops intelligent solutions connecting smart devices, people, and things – securely, has upgraded its Wyld Connect satellite IoT module – multi-region, multi-satellite / terrestrial LoRaWAN AM102 radio module for Satcom applications. This new sensor-to-satellite module suite equipped with LoRaWAN technology allows IoT sensors to communicate directly from sensor to satellite.…
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China launches two space experiment satellites
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Shiyan-20A and Shiyan-20B into preset orbit. Shiyan means “experiment” in Chinese. The two Shiyan-20 satellites will be used…
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Commercial rocket Smart Dragon-3 makes maiden flight
China’s Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket made its debut flight at the Yellow Sea on Friday, sending 14 commercial satellites into orbit. According to its developer, the new solid-propellant spacecraft has not only provided more capacity options for commercial launches but also advanced the country’s development of this type of rocket to a new level.…
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How Pacific Dataport is Using Satellite to Bridge the Digital Divide in Alaska
Alaska is a challenging environment for broadband connectivity. The state is by far the largest in the U.S., more than two times the size of Texas, and the third-least populous state. Coupled with a harsh climate, mountain terrain and communities in remote places, broadband access leaves much to be desired. But Alaskan satellite company Pacific…
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Absolut Sensing Selects NanoAvionics to Build “GEN1” Demonstration Satellite
Absolut Sensing, a subsidiary of the Absolut Group specialized in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a significant milestone with the selection of satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build its demonstration satellite dubbed “GEN1”, after a rigorous selection process. Under the mission agreement, NanoAvionics will provide its 16U nanosatellite bus, payload integration services,…
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MetTel Labs Details Deploying SD-WAN Over Starlink Satellite Network
MetTel shared details on Wednesday of deploying its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service using the VMware SD-WAN solution over SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite service. MetTel is a networking company for enterprise customers. MetTel said that it collaborated with multiple enterprise clients to deploy SD-WAN technology over the Starlink satellite network to bring high bandwidth communications…
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OneWeb Orders 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals To Enable Broadband Connectivity Worldwide
Hughes Network Systems, an innovator in satellite and multi-transport networks for over 50 years, announced that OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has ordered 10,000 Hughes LEO Terminals to enable networking services for enterprise and government customers. Engineered and manufactured by Hughes, the terminals (model number HL1100) include the Hughes electronically steered…
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Viasat and Microsoft Partner to Expand Global Internet Access
Viasat is partnering with Microsoft through the Microsoft Airband Initiative to expand internet access in Africa and around the world. Microsoft’s Airband Initiative has a goal to bring internet access to a quarter of a billion people around the world by the end of 2025, and this is the project’s first global partnership. The two…
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Prime Movers Lab Invests $15M in Quantum Space
Prime Movers Lab is investing $15 million into Quantum Space (Quantum), the two companies announced Dec. 13. The investment enables Quantum to begin expanding QuantumNet, a cornerstone project aimed to provide data products and digital services for customers from cislunar space. Quantum also plans to close the Series A round of funding by the end…
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Maxar Selects Sierra Space to Provide Solar Power Solutions for Proliferated LEO Satellites
Sierra Space, a space company building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth, announced that the company has won a significant space defense contract with Maxar. Under the agreement, Sierra Space will provide revolutionary solar power solutions and production capability. This contract will support a constellation of 16 satellites…