Satellite Based IoT Networks for Emerging Applications

TL;DR

This paper explores satellite-based IoT networks, highlighting their features, deployment challenges, and applications, especially focusing on hybrid systems combining narrowband IoT with satellite networks for sustainable long-term solutions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of satellite IoT networks, discussing their advantages, deployment issues, and potential applications, including hybrid solutions with narrowband IoT.

Findings

Satellite IoT networks enable wide coverage and reliable communication.

Hybridization of narrowband IoT with satellite networks offers sustainable solutions.

Satellite IoT applications are crucial for remote and coverage-critical scenarios.

Abstract

Internet of things (IoT) has been proven to be a ubiquitous technology for several existing and new applications. It can provide both accuracy and sustainability in the emerging services and applications. IoT has several advantages and it can provide different levels of coverage in different geographical locations and contexts. There are several applications in which the wide coverage, low power and reliability of the communication have very high priorities. Conglomeration of IoT and satellite networks can make it very attractive for these applications. In this article, we present the general features, motivation and deployment issues of satellite based IoT networks. We present the applications where these satellite based IoT networks can play important roles. We also present the hybridization of narrowband IoT and satellite networks which can provide a long term sustainable network solution for several applications.