Editor's Note
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Editor's Note
Via Smallsat: Yes, We Really Did Call it That | August 2022
Welcome to our August edition of Via Satellite, or should I say Via Smallsat — an entire edition dedicated to the vibrant small satellite market. All of the content in […]
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Aviation is Still a Hot Market for Satellite | July 2022
Summer is truly here and most of us have been enjoying being back on the road and seeing our friends and colleagues within the community. There are some interesting talking […]
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The Aviation Market Comes into Focus | June 2022
Welcome to the June edition of Via Satellite. It is exciting to say that the trade show season is in full swing as we return to seeing our community. We […]
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Post-SATELLITE Memories Shine Bright | May 2022
It is hard to believe it has already been a month since the SATELLITE show. It was refreshing and humbling for me personally to be part of the community in […]
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Satellite Industry Shows its Value as Tensions Rise in Europe | April 2022
I write this editor’s note at a strange time. On the one hand, I am about to come to SATELLITE for the first time in three years and see our […]
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SATELLITE 2022 Will Provide Pointers for the Year Ahead | March 2022
We are getting ready for our second SATELLITE show in six months in March. We are really looking forward to this one, as we expect more global participation as the […]
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Viasat’s Statement of Intent Sets the Tone for 2022 | January/February 2022
I would like to wish all of the readers and the satellite community a happy New Year. We wish you all the best for the year ahead and look forward […]
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Dramatic Year Ends with Stunning Viasat/Inmarsat News | December 2021
And that was 2021!!! Our final edition of the year is here and what a year it has been on many levels. Just before this edition has gone to press, […]
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Telco Deals Could Point to a Brighter Future | November 2021
I write this editor’s note the week that 90-year-old actor William Shatner, an icon from many our childhoods through watching Star Trek, went to space on a Blue Origin flight. […]
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SATELLITE 2021 is Over, Looking Ahead to 2022 | October 2021
The SATELLITE show once again offered a barometer of the industry’s growing reputation as well as providing an exciting look into satellite’s future. Hosting Sir Richard Branson and Sunil Bharti […]
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Back at SATELLITE After 18 Months | September 2021
For the first time, this is the SATELLITE show edition of the magazine. I could not have imagined we would ever have had a SATELLITE show in September, but these […]
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Examining How Satellite Can Combat Climate Change | August 2021
In our last edition of Via Satellite, we announced our eagerly awaited 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite, which is already causing quite a stir and generating good conversation. Thousands of […]
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Our 10 Hottest Satellite Companies Revealed | July 2021
Welcome to the July Edition of Via Satellite. It has been a busy few months as we rounded out a digital event series that included our first Digital LEO Forum […]
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Partnerships are Key to Satellite’s Future | June 2021
We are already almost half way through the year and there is a mood of cautious optimism that is prevailing. More of us are getting vaccinated and we can now […]
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Digital LEO Forum Shows an Inflection Point for the Industry | May 2021
I write this editor’s note after our first successful SATELLITE 2021: Digital LEO event, which brought together some of the biggest names in the industry to talk about the future […]
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Via Satellite Continues Streak of High-Value Interviews | April 2021
The big interviews keep coming for Via Satellite. This year, we have bought you in-depth conversations with the likes of Sunil Bharti Mittal of OneWeb and Dan Goldberg of Telesat, […]
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Big LEO News Continues to Dominate Sector | March 2021
In the last edition, we featured an exclusive talking to Sunil Bharti Mittal, one of India’s richest business people about his hopes and aspirations for OneWeb. It was a fascinating […]
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Hidden Gems and 2021 Predictions | February 2021
We are in the first weeks of January and a new year usually brings a new optimism, new hopes and new dreams. This year however, we start with another wave […]
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The Year of Disruption Comes to an End. What will 2021 Hold? | January 2021
2020 has been quite a year in the satellite industry. We saw the fall and rise of OneWeb. We saw Intelsat go into Chapter 11, and then subsequently buy Gogo. […]
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Looking Back on the Seismic Year That Was 2020 | December 2020
At the start of this year, we could not have imagined our last edition of Via Satellite would be the end of such a tumultuous year for all of us […]
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Japan’s Space Sector, a Study in Innovation | November 2020
In this edition of Via Satellite we want to take you on a journey across the globe as we look at the impact of satellite communications in a number of […]
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Wistful for Paris | October 2020
It is mid-September, and summer turns to fall, we are all adjusting to the new normal. Those of us with kids are dealing with back-to-school, which looks different this year. […]
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Summer Winds Down, Fall Brings New Questions to the Industry | September 2020
I write this in mid-August as the summer slowly starts to wind into fall. It has been a year unlike any other for us all, both personally and professionally. The […]
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OneWeb Makes Headlines Once Again | August 2020
The satellite industry has seen a number of huge stories this year. The latest of these has been the United Kingdom’s significant investment into OneWeb and potential plans to use […]
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Making Sense of the New Virtual World | July 2020
Welcome to the July edition of Via Satellite. We have just finished our first virtual event, Digital CyberSat Week, where we hosted about 10 hours of content including keynotes, panels, […]
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The Industry Begins to Feel the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic | June 2020
Welcome to the June edition of Via Satellite. We are living in difficult times as the coronavirus continues to claim thousands of lives around the world. I will start by […]
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The World has Changed. It May Never be the Same Again. | May 2020
Welcome to the May edition of Via Satellite. As countries around the world are practicing social distancing to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, I assume a high number of our […]
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Billionaires Drive Dreams as Well as Business | April 2020
The way we view space could dramatically change during the current decade. For example, by the end of the 2020s, space tourism may be a perfectly normal, thriving business in […]
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The Story Behind One of Our Most Unlikely Features | March 2020
I want to start this note by telling you a story. Around 16 months ago, we needed an extra feature for our December 2018 edition of Via Satellite. Now, for […]
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2019 Was a Big Year, 2020 Promises Even More | January 2020
As the editorial team talked about the key events of the satellite industry in 2019, it struck me how momentous of a year it was. The year had a bit […]





























