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This Startup Wants to Be the Airbnb for Satellite Antennas

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The Infostellar executive team. Photo: Infostellar.

Japan-based Infostellar has raised $7.3 million in a funding round led by Airbus Ventures to develop an antenna sharing platform that it describes as being similar to Airbnb. Essentially, Infostellar will allow satellite operators to rent hardware, thus minimizing resources wasted on unused inventory and opening additional options for windows to communicate with satellites.

Read a rundown of the company at TechCrunch.

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