Month: September 2019

Virgin Galactic mated the fuselage and cabin of its next spaceship to the completed wing assembly. In addition, the two tail booms have been mated to the spaceship’s rear feather flap...

HawkEye 360 awarded the manufacturing contract for its next generation of satellites the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS SFL). Enabled by HawkEye 360’s $70...

It’s fair to say that most of the wireless industry guessed wrong on Charlie Ergen’s plans for 5G. That group includes your humble narrator. We had plenty of hints as...

The satellite industry is reaching a tipping point in the business model it uses to sell connectivity to mobile networks. As costs have tumbled, and technological advances have driven up...

OilComm is making a big comeback in 2019. Attendance is up. Enthusiasm is way up. And, for the first time in a long time, oil and gas industry attendees from...

Lowering the cost of services seems to be the mantra of satcom providers, but there is one segment that bucks the trend. In luxury yachting, money is not an issue,...

For several years, the satellite and commercial space sector has sought ways to automate equipment construction, foster innovation, and boost profitability. Artificial intelligence (AI) can support these efforts. More specifically,...

Concerns over the potential threats to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have become more high profile in the last year, as efforts in connected transportation have accelerated significantly. Signal jamming...

As I sit here at WorldnSatellite Business Week (WSBW) in Paris, the event has thrown up a number of talking points. From Eutelsat’s surprise exit from the C-Band Alliance (CBA),...

Hughes Network Systems was selected as an awardee under the $3 billion U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tactical Communications Equipment and Services II (TacCom II) contract vehicle. The follow-on...