Episode 230: Which IoT satellite efforts will fail?

This week I get excited about a new home water monitoring product from Phyn while Kevin migrated his Nest account over to a Google account. We also discussed the creation of IKEA’s new Home Smart business unit and Amazon’s dream of putting Alexa in every car. SimpliSafe adds a door lock, MIT researchers build an energy-harvesting underwater sensor and a Chinese IP camera company is taking worries about security and U.S. fears of Chinese brands seriously. We also answer a question about Walmart’s Merkury Innovation brand of connected products. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant will cost $299 and tracks leaks. Our guest this week is Tim Farrar, of TMF Associates, who is a consultant in the satellite industry. I’ve turned to Tim to answer questions about the rush of companies trying to offer connectivity to the IoT using satellites. Do the economics make sense? How many of these businesses can the industry support and what the heck happens if these companies fail? Plus, we address the issue of space trash. You’ll want to listen. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Tim Farrar of TMF Associates Sponsors: Nutanix and DigitalOcean This water monitoring device is worth a look How Google’s Nest migration works Will Chinese companies start locating IoT cloud services in the U.S. The economics of satellite make broad IoT use cases tough Why broadband satellite efforts may doom smaller IoT plans   The post Episode 230: Which IoT satellite efforts will fail? appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.