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Briefing
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- Satellite-Connected Cars – Antenna startup Kymeta and technology giant Microsoft co-developed vehicles outfitted with hardware, software, and cloud computing connections to act as mobile communication hubs for police, firefighters, and disaster response teams
- Reliability in Disasters – Destructive earthquakes can destroy terrestrial links and power grids, leaving satellite-connected vehicles as only reliable connection for emergency respondents
- Intelligent Connectivity – Vehicles intelligent enough to choose best connection, and switch connection from satellite to terrestrial cellular service and vice versa without an operator
- Next Steps – Microsoft and Kymeta working to install their system on a wider variety of vehicles, with Kymeta antennas due to be installed in six Tactical Command Vehicles (TCV-X) from DC Water to track Washington’s water system
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Information Technology, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Organization
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Kymeta Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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August 29, 2018
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