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It is not every day you get to interview one of the world’s most celebrated entrepreneurs and businessmen but I got the opportunity last March during the SATELLITE 2018 Conference […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has suddenly become a key talking point in our industry over the last few months. It will be interesting to see what impact AI will have on […]

On a late Friday evening, I was literally just about to switch my MacBook off for the day when I receive an email from SES inviting me to witness the […]

“Field of Dreams” Constellations Still Splitting Vote Shagun Sachdeva, Analyst, NSR THE topic of the conference was LEO constellations. These were major points of debate in almost every session. The […]

As the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) nears the final weeks of its wideband Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) study, one element of the government’s shifting priorities has become abundantly clear. […]

The recent World Cybersecurity Congress in London painted a picture of a world that could be entering into a new era of cyber attacks and warfare. While describing it as […]

In February, SpaceX pulled off one of the most impressive feats in modern rocket science with its first test flight of Falcon Heavy. The hulking behemoth — 230 feet tall […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the latest buzz terms for the satellite industry, and it’s clear that it could have a dramatic role when it comes to many aspects […]

SATELLITE 2018 can now be consigned to history. What an event it was! So many great speakers and panels. It is by far the biggest and best event in the […]

The cord-cutting trend that has been watched for years in the United States is quickly going international, with the global Over-the-Top (OTT) media services market rapidly heating up. A report […]

If there is one truth the satellite industry universally accepts, it is that mobility is key to the future. Broadcasting cost-effectively one-to-many has always been satellite’s secret sauce. In a […]

The amount of innovation and investment around NewSpace has not been exaggerated: 120 venture firms invested $3.9 billion in the industry during 2017 alone. More than 295 nanosatellites were manifested […]

In 2016, a team of Chinese physicists pushed quantum computing into a new era of possibilities with the launch of a 1,100-kg satellite called Micius. The spacecraft, which carried a […]

Emirates could have 1.3 million connections a month on its aircraft by the end of this year. This is according to Patrick Brannelly, divisional vice president of customer experience and […]

A handful of hot, young satellite communications companies harbor big plans to launch super-powerful, smaller satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), creating megaconstellations that will power every broadband application imaginable. […]

Latin America has long been touted as having strong growth markets for pay-TV with blue chip markets such as Mexico and Brazil being key targets for operators in the region. […]

Many milestones in space have occurred since that day in May 57 years ago when President Kennedy committed America to putting a man on the moon and return him safely […]

Open architecture standards will make or break satellite’s viability for 5G and other applications, said a mixed panel of experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition. During a panel […]

The primary function of on-orbit servicing regulations should be to enable the growth and expansion of the business rather than restrict it, said a panel of experts during a Wednesday […]

There is no good reason why tragic mysteries such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Air France Flight 447 and EgyptAir Flight 990 should occur. We have the technology now to […]

As a technology, nobody is quite sure what 5G means. It’s a whirl of uncertainty. We get the real sense that it will dictate the future of telecoms as we […]

I’ll get right to the point — SATELLITE 2018 was a huge win for the satellite industry for a long list of reasons that should have left everyone feeling excited […]

With the influx of new companies and new ideas coming into the satellite industry, the panel titled “How Satellite Startups are Capturing New B2C Enterprise Verticals” at the SATELLITE 2018 […]

Over the past two SATELLITE shows, the connected car market has been cited many times as a potentially lucrative one for satellite companies. On the final day of SATELLITE 2018, […]

Establishing a comprehensive international space traffic regime is critical to unlocking the value of the future space economy, agreed a panel of regulatory experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & […]

The satellite industry may be bracing for an uncertain future, as the sales of GEO satellites plummet, but new advancements in digital technology — coupled with better, more cost-efficient manufacturing […]

We’re hearing a great deal about 5G and the role that satellite is set to play in the ecosystem, but the industry could be getting ahead of itself as 4G […]

Before South America can initiate legitimate “smart city” projects, municipalities in the region must first work to close the digital divide that segregates its population. According to a panel of […]

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) have breathed new life into a number of traditional satellite verticals — but the additional bandwidth still isn’t enough to satisfy the connectivity demands of cruise […]

Technology is no match for powerful Category 5 hurricanes like Irma or Maria. But as anyone involved in the relief and recovery efforts of this past season’s hurricanes will attest, […]