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Public and private investment in quantum technology is on the rise around the world. Current estimates state the global industry will be valued at close to $86 billion by 2040. What does this mean for the Australian market and our homegrown Australian startups? How can budding entrepreneurs get a slice of the action?
Cicada Innovations in partnership with the Sydney Quantum Academy’s ‘Quantum Innovators Network’ presents a panel of quantum founders to discuss their global journey. How did they get started, what choices did they make and what does it mean to go global? From attracting international investors and customers to establishing operations overseas, join us to hear their stories of why, how and the lessons they learned along the way.
Frank Body co-founders Bree Johnson, Steve Rowley, Jess Hatziz and Alexander Boffa. Source: supplied.
It’s been a week of big headlines and huge dollar-figures in the startup funding world.
SafetyCulture became a unicorn twice over, with founder Luke Anear predicting much more growth to come.
Elsewhere, Main Sequence plugged $12 million into new space-tech startup Quasar Satellite Technology, launched in partnership with the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and various Aussie industry experts, and proved it is intending not only to back startups, but build whole new ones.
But there’s been plenty of other activity you may have missed. Here’s what else has been going on.
Quasar’s ground station service will communicate with hundreds of satellites simultaneously. Source: CSIRO
CSIRO and the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer have launched a new startup that hopes to enable satellite ground stations to communicate with hundreds of space satellites at once.
On Tuesday CSIRO announced that startup Quasar Satellite Technologies would build space communications technology using an Australian-based team, with expertise and research support from CSIRO.
“CSIRO’s technology breakthrough enabled the world to connect without wires using fast WiFi, and now our technology will help connect satellites using our breakthrough phased array technology,” chief executive Dr Larry Marshall said in a statement.
iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 01:31 Space startup Quasar takes off with CSIRO tech
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New Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Over the next decade, more than 57,000 satellites will be launched worldwide to support a surge in demand for space-derived data, from environmental monitoring such as bushfires and floods, to connecting to sensors on ‘Internet of Things’ networks.
However, with present-day ground stations typically tracking one satellite at a time, heavy congestion is expected to limit the potential of satellites and the downstream industries they support.
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New Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Over the next decade, more than 57,000 satellites will be launched worldwide to support a surge in demand for space-derived data, from environmental monitoring such as bushfires and floods, to connecting to sensors on ‘Internet of Things’ networks. However, with present-day ground stations typically tracking one satellite at a time, heavy congestion is expected to limit the potential of satellites and the downstream industries they support.