Persistent coverage across oceans, deserts, border regions, transportation corridors, offshore platforms, agricultural zones, and remote industrial locations is something that Space-Based IoT has long promised but terrestrial connections are unable to completely provide. However, there is a structural barrier in the industry. When many low-power devices try to connect to the same network simultaneously, traditional satellite IoT systems have trouble. Illustration by The Geos

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