UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

UK announces £50M satellite industry boost

The UK Space Agency has announced a £50 million fund to boost the satellite communications industry. Funding from the initiative will be used for projects including satellite constellations, ground systems, and entirely new end-to-end systems. Science Minister George Freeman said: “Developing UK space capabilities and maximising commercial opportunities are key to the National Space Strategy,…

Semtech closes $1.2bn Sierra Wireless deal to pair LoRa and cellular in 10x IoT market

US firm Semtech has concluded its acquisition of Canada’s Sierra Wireless for $1.2 billion, nearly doubling its annual revenue. The deal, announced in August last year, brings together Semtech’s LoRa/LoRaWAN property, enabling non-cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT in unlicensed spectrum, with Sierra Wireless’ well-established cellular-based IoT business, offering the both low-power and higher-performance IoT in…