North America is expected to generate 40 percent of satellite machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) revenue by 2027. *Includes both GEO-based and smallsat constellations. Credit: NSR

Op-ed | IoT smallsats: Ready for launch?

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In recent years, there has been a boom of announcements for satellite constellations comprising satellites weighing as little as 3 kilograms to address a growing market of machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) via satellite.

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“Connectivity is the Revolution” 3rd Thought Leadership Forum

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Geeks Without Frontiers’ Thought Leadership Forum will focus on technological innovations, delivering digital access to underserved and unserved communities, emerging global challenges, and financially sustainable broadband business plans.

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ÅAC Clyde, the company being formed by Sweden’s ÅAC Microtec and Scotland’s Clyde Space, will build a six-unit cubesat for Kepler Communications' machine-to-machine communications constellation. This is an image of one of Kepler's three-unit cubists also built by ÅAC Clyde. Credit: ÅAC Clyde

ÅAC Clyde to build Kepler Communications TARS satellite

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Kepler Communications, a Canadian startup designing a telecommunications constellation, selected ÅAC Clyde, the company being formed by Sweden’s AAC Microtec and Scotland’s Clyde Space, to build TARS, a six-unit cubesat for machine-to-machine communications.

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s 1945 prediction of the geostationary satellite was dismissed by some Wireless World readers. Twenty years later, on April 6, 1965, the launch of Intelsat 1 proved the famed science-fiction novelist got it largely right. Credit: Wireless World via Lakdiva.org

Op-ed | Networking the space-terrestrial frontier

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The planned deployment of thousands of LEO satellites by OneWeb and SpaceX’s Starlink are proof that the crusade for high throughput, low latency and wide coverage has only started.

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SmallSat Symposium

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The SmallSat Symposium is the undisputed Business and Finance Conference for Small Satellites.

World leaders and experts unlock the knowledge required to leverage smallsat innovation and cutting-edge technology into next generation solution…

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Sigfox’s CTO on where satellite fits in an IoT-only network

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When it comes to connecting untold scores of low-power devices across broad expanses, French telecom startup Sigfox is one of the biggest influencers.

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