IoT Anywhere: Harnessing Satellites For Global IoT Coverage
IoTNOW, Monday, August 19th, 2024
Satellites have been used for decades in applications such as navigation, weather forecasting, surveillance and TV broadcasting. But what about IoT?
In 2022 the number of satellite-IoT connections was estimated to be 5.23 million - less than 0.04% of the global number of IoT device connections worldwide. Seen as a costly alternative, satellite use is currently low.
However, with demand for remote IoT deployments growing rapidly and terrestrial networks covering less than 20% of the earth's surface, satellite is fast becoming a necessity in global IoT solutions. This is encouraging the market to come up with more cost-effective options.
This short article identifies three developments facilitating this change.