Satellite launches fueling race to connect out of reach devices

Inaugural satellites for two startups that launched this week on separate rockets aim to disrupt the burgeoning internet-of-things (IoT) market. Australia-based Myriota has started offering its IoT services in the U.S. and Canada, after Rocket Lab launched March 22 the first operational nanosatellite Myriota has ordered from scratch. On the same day, a Soyuz launch arranged by Russia-based GK Launch Services orbited the debut satellite for Spain’s Sateliot, which expects to begin offering commercial services next year. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Mar 28)