Episode description

If you've watched the news recently you might think the real story is about which billionaire will take the first ride in space, or beat his  competitors to Mars. Sadly, the media's focus on the billionaire space race overshadows the truly important space innovations that will affect us all here on earth.

Until recently, satellites delivered into space by rockets were the epitome of ultra-high-tech tools available only to the most privileged governments and corporations on earth. Today, orbiting satellites are a critical component of global communications not only in emerging markets but everywhere that users need continuous connectivity. 

The networks they help create play a huge role in the value created by Smart Systems and connected equipment. Use cases such as mining, railways, oil and gas involve remote situations that are off the normal cellular grid and yet still require reliable communication. In fact, network services for mission critical markets and applications will probably eclipse $100 billion by 2025.

For this episode of the Future Perfect Tech podcast, we sat down with Joel Schroeder of Intelsat, which operates the largest, most advanced satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure in the world. Joel is Director of Land Mobile where he's responsible for building and executing the market, product and partner strategies that will enable Intelsat to deliver portable and mobile satellite services across the enterprise and mobility vertical markets.

Prior to joining Intelsat, Joel was vice president of business development for Inmarsat's connected car program, and in his career before that he focused on internet of things and tele-systems technologies. Joel’s experience in emerging markets on several continents led him to understand the impacts of gaps in connectivity as well as the cost and bandwidth constraints that customers from industry to telemedicine feel across the world.

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