Space Business Podcast #116 - Omar Qaise, OQ Technology: Satellite IoT

Space Business Podcast

Satellite IoT, or internet of things – we have another episode on this topic. Which devices or machines can we connect via satellite communications, how and why? Our guest is Omar Qaise, the founder & CEO of Luxembourg-based OQ Technology, a prominent satellite IoT startup that has already several satellites in orbit. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:19 Elevator Pitch
3:33 Devices outside of coverage that would benefit
6:33 How are people monitoring such devices right now?
8:01 Cost
10:55 Working with off the shelf hardware
12:33 Regulations
15:27 Go to market
18:48 Energy specific use cases
19:56 Go to market: push vs. pull
21:14 Coverage and constellation size
22:13 Lower latency use cases
23:57 Types of satellite
24:55 Direct to device vs direct to mobile
26:12 Receivers
28:20 Wearables
30:04 Cybersecurity
32:26 Most exciting future use cases
36:10 Future of the satellite IoT market
42:03 Origin story
44:08 Vision for the OQ
45:10 The Space Ecosystem in Luxemburg
47:10 Saudi Arabia
49:15 What else is exciting in the space sector?
51:12 Sci-Fi