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Video isn’t going away. We love to watch the likes of dramas, movies, sports, and that is unlikely to change. But, what is changing for satellite operators is that they […]

With the huge amount of attention given to High Throughput Satellites (HTS), Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations, and NewSpace, it is easy to forget that the bread and butter of […]

Complexity is the enemy of cyber security. Complexity introduces risk in ways that are hard to predict. The more complex a system is, the easier it becomes for adversaries to […]

What Africa boasts in nature and wildlife, it seems to lack in infrastructure. Yet this colossal void doesn’t deter demand for data and video; like anywhere else in this world, […]

Africa is physical, it’s vast, it’s laden with as many challenges as it is natural beauty, and it’s not without its great perils. Africa is one of the most “real” […]

Ever since he founded and pioneered O3b Networks, Greg Wyler has been one of the most talked about figures in the satellite industry. His latest brainchild, OneWeb, continues to be […]

The satellite industry has seen significant consolidation this year. In the Middle East, the most eye-catching deal was Yahsat acquiring Thuraya — adding an interesting piece to the puzzle. We […]

September was a busy month, as we took in a number of trade shows from World Satellite Business Week, IBC, VSAT Global, and even APEX. There were many observations and […]

Rather than being classed as red tape, regulation can play an enabling role to support satellite start-up companies in the satellite industry. Where regulation includes a credible licensing process,it strengthens […]

The transportation sector is undergoing a profound change, marked by digital technology adoption, mass connectivity, and Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) convergence. Stakeholders are embracing modernization across the […]

Now it might be difficult for those of us entrenched in the telecoms world to believe, but a vast majority of end-users and policy makers still don’t understand how the […]

What are the market drivers and roadblocks for satellite-powered vehicles? What are the obstacles? Here, we take a closer look at the landscape. When it comes to connected transportation, satellite […]

Commercial satcom providers are under an unrelenting onslaught of cyber attacks. Stringent requirements of their military and government customers help keep them on their toes, constantly looking for innovative approaches […]

The U.K. is showing huge ambitions in the space sector as it looks to rise to prominence in this dynamic industry. With many success stories already, the question is whether […]

One of the most striking aspects of the opening morning of World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) in Paris was seeing just how much consolidation there has been in the industry […]

The words I wrote some eighteen months ago ring as true today as they did then. The satellite and space industry, along with the rest of the telecommunications industry, is […]

The satellite industry is in the midst of an evolution. Technological advances have led to the commercial coming-of-age of small satellites and dramatic improvements in the resolution of satellite imagery, […]

OilComm has been serving as the energy industry’s leading forum for telecommunications and networking technology since the turn of the century. Now paired with its FleetComm counterpart for commercial transportation […]

Every year, the OilComm and FleetComm event team works with an advisory board of industry experts to create and develop a conference program for attendees. Our 2018 advisory board — […]

Israel-based El Al Airlines, which operates a fleet of over 40 aircraft, has been very progressive in its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) strategy, working with Viasat to provide customers the best […]

Exciting yet somewhat challenging times lie ahead for European milsatcom. In the next decade, the old continent’s key milsatcom players will renew their fleets — introducing new, more powerful systems […]

The rollout of 5G in North America is happening at a good pace. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made a series of significant announcements this year, as it looks […]

I am writing this during an unprecedented heatwave we are experiencing in the U.K. over the last few weeks, which has seen my sleepy English village resemble a Mediterranean coastal […]

The U.K. government have announced the award of funding for a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. This grant marks the intention of the U.K. to move back into the […]

The development of 5G services is being portrayed as the future network of networks, so the satellite industry is keen to ensure its valuable contributions are not frozen out of […]

Unlike rain fade which only persists during precipitation events in the atmosphere, operators of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) systems will find that many of their customers will not be able […]

As summer begins to turn into fall, the media and entertainment industry once again turns toward IBC in Amsterdam. This global event is the annual opportunity to review the current […]

Fighting piracy is a carrot-and-stick game. The carrot is that you have to provide great services and great content — and the stick is to hit the organizations that are […]

Russia’s national airline Aeroflot has close to 240 aircraft and one of the youngest fleets of any major airline, with an average age of just more than four years. Consequently, […]

The satellite world is buzzing with the emergence of new HTS players in Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and mega constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). As […]