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As it has become tradition, in our February issue of Via Satellite we announce the nominees for our Satellite Executive of the Year. This is the most prestigious individual award […]

The satellite and space industry, along with the rest of the country, is desperately trying to figure out what the Trump presidency will mean for it. While my credentials as […]

Last year, Michel de Rosen, then CEO of Eutelsat, won Via Satellite’s SEOTY. This year we have six contenders for the award. Stéphane Israël, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, Mark […]

Cybersecurity concerns continue to dominate headlines as one of the most far-reaching cross-industry threats facing an interdependent digital world. With space becoming more contested than ever before, the threat to […]

Part One: Via Satellite’s Advisory Board Discusses One of the hottest topics at SATELLITE 2017 will no doubt be the future of new LEO constellations and whether they will be […]

Via Satellite's Satellite Executive of The Year (SEOTY) is the industry's most prestigious individual award.

Recently, we just finished work on our special 30th anniversary edition of Via Satellite where we looked back at some of the huge changes in our industry between 1986 and […]

It started in Florida, and ended in Kourou. Sebastien De Zotti, test and electrical systems operations specialist at Arianespace, visited the United States as a kid when he got his […]

The central and vital role of satellite systems in human societies, together with the growth of attacks against satellites, has shown that the security aspects of satellite systems cannot be […]

Readers will appreciate that there is international consensus that space activities need to be managed to minimize debris generation and the risk that debris may pose. This consensus is embodied […]

There was a definite change of tone at SatComRus 2016 where the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it could impact the Russian space market was the main theme. In […]

The Middle East has a long been a vibrant broadcast market with strong audiences and demand for content. Some of its major broadcasters such as beIN Media Group, Al Jazeera […]

The satellite industry is developing at a rapid rate. New applications are emerging all the time. Due to the fact that satellite can be used for so many applications, such […]

Over the last few years, space has suddenly become hip with the likes of Spacebook, Google and Facebook resonating with young Millennials attracted by the possibilities of working on space-based […]

Via Satellite turned 30 years old this year; to celebrate, we decided to give ourselves the task of listing what we think are the key 30 events to impact our […]

Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year winners are in a unique position to examine the state of the industry. In a special round table, we bring together Romain Bausch, […]

Looking back over the last 30 years, Millennials working across the satellite industry noted the vast amount of change that both the technology and markets have seen just in their […]

It was a phone call from a friend of Ted Koplar, then president of Koplar Communications, about a construction permit that returned the Koplar family to the broadcast world. There […]

My dream career in the satellite industry started in March of 1980 at Satellite Communications magazine. In 1980 the industry was in the very early stages of development. Everyone knew […]

The explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster and payload on September 1, 2016, bookended by an outreach campaign from Arianespace showcasing the reliability of its rocket fleet, reminded me of […]

I often marvel at the industry developments that transpired during my 11-year editorial stint at Via Satellite, as both managing editor (1991-1994) and editor (1995-2002). Most of the decade saw […]

My six years as part of the editorial team at Via Satellite (2000-2002 as associate editor; and 2002-2006 as editor) spanned some of the key transformative moments that shaped the […]

I was told early in my journalism education that it’s easier to teach a writer about a topic then to teach a subject-matter expert how to write to a broad […]

Via Satellite celebrates 30 years this year, which for any publication nowadays is a huge achievement. As a publication, our mantra has always been serving our industry better with great […]

I am indebted to Via satellite as it has opened my mind and enabled me to take off the ground and move to another huge space with its constellation, orbits […]

The world was a very different place in 1986. Via Satellite the magazine launched into an era where was no internet, no mobile phones, and even though it was only […]

2016 will go down as the year of seismic political change. I am sure when we have a 50 year anniversary edition of Via Satellite (we celebrate 30 years this […]

International Satellite Company (ISC), a subsidiary of Thai satellite operator Thaicom, has entered into a satellite procurement contract with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for a $208 million Ka-band […]

Joe Hiscock and his son look forward each year to hunting on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Their cabin is 35 miles from the nearest road and accessible only […]

A basic premise of government regulation in the post-liberalization telecommunications world has been that regulations and government benefits should be technology neutral. This has resulted in a number of benefits […]