For all of its history, the satellite industry has been a business of niches. Broadcasting, maritime, energy, internet, cellular backhaul, military and civilian government. If you’ve been around a while, you know them all. Niches have high value. It is a proven success strategy to burrow into your niche, build deep understanding of what customers…

World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) was back in force this year in Paris. Sessions and happy hours were packed, and many commented on the number of new faces at the show. While there weren’t any show-stopping mergers to come out of the week, it was a time to hear the industry’s thoughts on the latest…

The expansion of satellite data from new providers and increased remote sensing technologies is helping climate scientists fill in critical gaps in government-based coverage, and helping to bring the big picture of climate change to life. Climate technology investment is booming, with companies raising over $50 billion from 2019-2020, according to a 2021 Space Capital report.…

The satellite industry had a wake-up call earlier this year when the Russian government waged a cyberattack against a commercial satellite operator on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine. The targeted ground station attack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network resulted in tens of thousands of modems shutting down in the besieged country, severing satellite broadband…