Satellite communication company Swarm recently launched a network of satellites intended to provide low-bandwidth, low-power connectivity to Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It has now announced the pricing of its tech, claiming its hardware and data services were a “fraction of the cost of legacy satellite data providers.”
In a blog post, company CEO Sara Spangelo said Swarm was founded in 2017 to solve a global problem: that device connectivity remains inaccessible in much of the world and is prohibitively expensive for many industries. That’s why Swarm had entered the market to resolve this challenge.
As she said in the post, “from the shipping lanes of the Bosphorus to the farmlands of California’s Central Valley, Swarm’s affordable network can now connect IoT devices at an unprecedented scale.”
Swarm’s satellite modem, the Swarm Tile (US $119), is designed to be embedded into a circuit board design. It connects IoT devices to Swarm’s network, providing two-way data transfer. Compact, lightweight, and low power, the Swarm Tile is ideal for low-bandwidth, battery-powered use cases.
Access to Swarm’s data network will be available for $5/month per device through an annual subscription. There are no setup or hidden fees. Data can be delivered to the Swarm dashboard, via email, or to any third party application via an easy-to-use REST API.
The Swarm full satellite constellation will provide 24/7 network coverage for all points on Earth.
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