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Myriota signs IoT agreement
with Australian Space Agency
The Australian Space Agency has
signed an agreement to collaborate with local space
startup Myriota to enhance Australian satellite IoT
capabilities. Australian Space Agency deputy head
Anthony Murfett said the statement is designed to
highlight how private sector companies are contributing
to the growth of the industry.
“Myriota is a global leader in
nanosatellite Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, and
their use of nanosatellite technology is used to solve
issues affecting everyday Australians, including water
and agricultural management in regional Australia,” he
said. “Combined with their commitment to education and
diversity in Australia’s growing space sector, Myriota
closely aligns with the vision outlined in Australia’s
Civil Space Strategy,” Murfett added.
Myriota is building a constellation
of low earth orbit nanosatellites capable of scaling to
support billions of IoT devices. Dedicated Myriota low
power IoT modules securely transmit data to the
nanosatellites without the need for additional gateways,
towers or other ground based infrastructure.
Myriota modules have an expected
battery life of years. The data is then transferred to a
global network of satellite ground stations and sent to
the cloud. Data from the modules is available globally
via Myriota's cloud APIs. The Myriota network has
applications across industries including agriculture,
logistics, transport, maritime, defence, mining,
utilities and the environmental sector.
For example, the network is already
being used by the Australian Institute of Marine Science
to monitor Australia's coastline. Myriota currently uses
three satellites operated by automatic identiication
system (AIS) satellite provider partner exactEarth.
The company has incorporated
payload software to a new satellite being commissioned
for service by US spacecraft components and engineering
company SpaceQuest. Myriota has ambitious growth plans
for the next few years, with goals including adding 25
satellites to its constellation by 2022, including three
new satellites to be added this year. Dylan
Bushell-Embling, Commsday
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