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Early stage investors are meeting with space companies on a much more regular basis today than in the past, but many in the space industry are new to this fast-paced world. To get and keep an investor's attention, they need to know a few dos and don'ts.

With SmallSat companies set to send their CubeSats into multiple orbits, the wait to hitchhike into orbit has become increasingly frustrating. But companies are hopeful that greater launch availability is just down the line.

Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce sees a big future in connected transportation, so much so that he believes aviation could ultimately usurp maritime as the biggest revenue generator for the operator. […]

The satellite antenna of today must fulfill an extremely diverse set of applications, and vendors are striving to meet evolving customer demands. Today, customers are looking for smaller, lightweight, more […]

The satellite industry’s rapid rollout of high-bandwidth constellations is creating new performance demands on the amplifier market. That reality, along with recent and expected launches of a number of Low […]

The Opportunity Perhaps the single most important development for the growing SmallSat industry will be low cost access to space. This will be the game-changing technology that opens up the […]

Poverty and distance are the enemies of health. In the rich world, high-quality medical care is usually a short drive away, because there are three physicians available, on average, to serve […]

After graduating with degrees in aerospace and space systems engineering, Shikha Ganguly made her entrance into the satellite industry by way of Harris Corporation. She says the company’s work with […]

I write this editor’s note on a seismic day in the United Kingdom, as the U.K. has voted to leave the European Union (UK) and Its Prime Minister David Cameron […]

SpeedCast International and South Korea-based KTsat have together received a new contract to provide global Ku-band maritime communications services to up to 150 maritime vessels. The service will be installed over the […]

Editor's note for the June 2016 edition of Via Satellite

A review of the applications of HTS services, the impact HTS systems are having on the market, and the financial performance against pre-launch projections.

With most airlines now advanced in their connected aircraft strategies, many are now looking ahead to how they can truly leverage in-flight connectivity to increase passenger satisfaction and improve the efficiency of their operations.

Now that satellite operators have some experience operating HTS systems, the time is right to review applications that best lend themselves to HTS services, the impact HTS systems are having on the overall market, and the actual financial performance of HTS systems against pre-launch projections.

Lawful interception obligations have again been brought into focus after recent terrorist attacks. What does this mean for the satellite industry and how can data interception impact it?

Via Satellite interviews the new blood coming into the satellite industry to get a glimpse of their aspirations and impressions for satellite

Top satellite industry news from around the world

As winter fades, and Spring starts to set in, one thing you can always guarantee at this time of year is that the satellite industry is in full bloom and […]

For most of us, slavery is a horror of the past. It is a current reality, however, in more than 100 countries around the planet. The Walk Free Foundation estimates […]

Andrew Bertino Andrew Bertino and John Springmann are two young engineers making a difference in the small satellite space. Bertino, assembly integration and test lead at Spaceflight, guides a team […]

What happened at the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) with regard to the study of future bands for 5G services, most notably, the 28 GHz band, has taken center stage […]

Operator of the Year: O3b Networks There is little doubt that O3b had an incredible year in 2015 signing well over 30 deals and cementing itself as one of the […]

Shipping companies want bandwidth. The connectivity will enable applications that can allow the company to streamline operations and become more efficient. Moreover, being connected allows crewmembers to access social media, […]

I first met Ryan Wallace, Facebook’s technical program manager within Connectivity Deployments, at VSAT Global in London last year. In fact, I interviewed him on stage. Typically, he was on […]

Not long ago, you could define “satellite” pay-TV operators, “cable” TV operators and “Internet Protocol Television” (IPTV) operators as distinct entities. Nowadays those classifications are much more difficult, as even […]

Since bandwidth is a finite resource, making the most of it and using it efficiently is undeniably critical to the telecommunications industry. However, user needs are changing, and bandwidth usage […]

Talk is nice, but as we all know too well, action is what really matters. For example, there have been a lot of good words spoken over the years about […]

When Betty Ntlhe saw a rocket thundering into the sky carrying a satellite into space on TV, it was more than just a cool event. The sight inspired her to […]

SoftBank Planning LTE Services with Gilat Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Technology Japanese telco SoftBank intends to provide high-speed LTE services using Gilat’s satellite-based cellular backhaul technology following a successful field trial. […]

SSPI has launched a campaign to tell the human side of the satellite story. We call it "Better Satellite World."