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Number of OneWeb satellites launched ( March , 2021 )
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Number of OneWeb satellites launched ( August , 2021 )
“ LEO coverage is likely to become increasingly relevant for IIoT deployments in the very near future ”
MARTIN KEENAN TECHNICAL DIRECTOR , AVNET ABACUS
relevant for industrial internet of things ( IIoT ) deployments in the very near future .” Even Keenen admits that , at first , the idea “ might sound like an implausible leap ,” so we got in touch with some of the companies actively developing this new generation of networks in the stratosphere to get their take on the potential for LEO satellite constellations to shake up connectivity on the planet far below .
OneWeb
For a while last year , it seemed as though the number of competitors in the satellite telecom space had shrunk , with UK-based provider OneWeb declaring bankruptcy in March of 2020 due to issues securing the necessary funding to get its array of microsatellites into orbit .
OneWeb was bailed out , however , by the British government and Indian telecom company Bharti Global . It has since resumed operations with a vengeance , launching dozens of new microsatellites from its staging ground in the Far East of Russia .
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