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As global water scarcity intensifies, satellite technology is playing a critical role in water management, monitoring, and conservation.

Smallsats have gone from concept to reality in an extraordinarily short period of time, and companies racing to deploy constellations are competing on an unprecedented scale.

Editor's note for Via Satellite Middle East and Africa 2015

With accelerated mobile penetration and more OTT offerings coming to market, the future for satellite is far from assured in Africa. Pay-TV could develop in some interesting ways over the next few years.

Intentional jamming in the Middle East has declined steadily in the last couple of years. However, new mitigation technologies are on their way as the industry braces for a more contested environment.

With many un-connected communities, as well as emerging middle classes wanting pay-TV services, the opportunities for satellite companies are plentiful in Africa. We talk to some key operators in the market about where they see the opportunities.

As new HTS systems come online over Africa, the question remains whether purchasing power on the continent can drive a viable commercial satellite business.

Editor's note for the October/November 2015 issue of Via Satellite magazine.

The M2M market is seen as a lucrative one for the telecommunications industry as more and more devices become connected. However, outside of traditional verticals such as maritime, will satellite have a big impact when it comes to M2M?

The energy market is facing some challenging times with a drop in prices of crude oil. Via Satellite examines what this means for the satellite industry.

India is the world's most exciting DTH market with a number of operators now having more than 10 million subscribers. The middle class is growing, demand for capacity is high, and the country is already seeing broadcasts in Ultra-HD.

The next three to five years of video industry development in Asia Pacific could be about two parallel ecosystems, which, depending on the market and the trend, will either collide […]

New growth market applications such as carrier grade services, enterprise networks and mobile backhaul can require significantly higher network uptime and availability than traditional “consumer grade” broadband services. Traditionally, the […]

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.

When you start your car in the morning or cook your dinner at night, chances are a satellite is helping you do it. We depend on fossil fuels pulled from […]

Editor's note for the September 2015 issue of Via Satellite magazine.

Satellite is at the forefront of communications for defense purposes, with the U.S. military among the largest users. With the pace of technological development advancing, the DOD is getting ready for a real step-change.

We live in an always-on world with an insatiable appetite for news and media. News Broadcasters must cater for this demand, which is placing great strain on their networks. New satellite technology can help, but the question is how much and how quickly?

In the business of space there is much competition between states. Many governments are competing to attract companies to submit ITU filings through their national administration or to apply for […]

With the issuance of one resolution this past April, His Highness Vice President and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, […]

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

With new 4K channels being launched in Europe, the broadcast industry has made a significant breakthrough. Key players are expecting to see swelling demand in Ultra-HD.

Editor's note for the July/August 2015 issue of Via Satellite magazine.

Main takeaways from this year's Global Connected Aircraft Summit .

It comes with its share of challenges, but High-Throughput Satellites (HTS) will also bring about great innovation in the amplifier market and beyond.

Antenna manufacturers address design, optimization, and implementation challenges with emerging technologies such as intelligent control mechanisms, planar concepts and flat antennas, metamaterial and electronically steerable antennas, and solutions for satellite antenna deployment in hazard environment.

World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC) come around every three or four years, and provide the satellite industry an opportunity to seek spectrum and rationalize international regulations. Like other WRCs, November’s conference […]

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