Ernst Peter Hovinga from HIBER, from ESA BIC Noordwijk in the The Netherlands, presented how their Dutch satellite start-up opens up the global market for connectivity, at "The ESA Story - How new business models disrupt space business" session at the Space Foundation´s 34th Space Conference on 18 April 2018.
Their LPGAN service delivers affordable access to their global satellite network. This means that data can now be easily and inexpensively transferred via the internet from and to the most remote locations on Earth. Becoming an internet-first service company reflects Hiber’s global ambitions and culture.
The company want to make technology accessible to all to improve the lives of everyone on the globe, not just the first-world. Helping tackle climate change, grow crops more efficiently, manage natural resources better and even protect wild animals are their goals.