Opinion

During the summer travel season, I won’t lie that In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) is at least one of the criteria my family uses to decide which airline we travel. And, while […]

It is a special year for Telesat as it celebrates its 50-year anniversary, a remarkable achievement for the company and making it one of the oldest satellite operators around. But, […]

Via Satellite is no more — well, at least for one month. We have decided that as we live in unprecedented times, and space has suddenly found its way again […]

When I was seven years old, I wanted to be an “-ologist.” Biologist, geologist, meteorologist, volcanologist, zoologist, you name it. I wanted to study the world around me, explore the […]

The community served by Via Satellite has a history of innovation, with decades of proven performance in delivering capabilities from space. Businesses and individual consumers now leverage space solutions that […]

It has been quite a month and in this edition of Via Satellite, we talk to a number of winners of our coveted awards including Satellite Executive of the Year […]

On a windy April day in England, a team of 17-year-old students from Allestree Woodlands School in Derby awaited the 20 second launch forming the climax of their six-month engineering […]

Thanks to the vagaries of scheduling, we are only 10 months away from SATELLITE 2020 — as we go back to our more traditional March timeslot. Certainly, this year’s event […]

The Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) industry is entering its fourth year of a down turn. It is well understood in the market that there is an over-supply of capacity and that […]

Still seems weird that the SATELLITE show is in May this year. Still haven’t quite got my head around it, but it promises to be a show rich on discussion, […]

It is a measure of the complex challenges facing the autonomous vehicle industry that participants in the space cannot yet seem to agree on whether wireless vehicle connections are necessary. […]

In 2017, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) substantiated India’s place in the global satellite industry further by placing 104 satellites (including 103 nanosatellites) in the Earth’s’ orbit, in a […]

This is the first time in my living memory that the SATELLITE show will take place in May and not March. In addition to being hosted in spring, you will […]

Every couple of years, the satellite industry seems to be facing a major crossroads of future direction and viability. This year appears to be right on track in that regard. […]

According to a Frost & Sullivan report, Small-satellite Launch Services Market, Quarterly Update Q3 2018, Forecast to 2030, 87 key commercial small-satellite operators are going to be responsible for 8,000 […]

Satellite servicing has always intrigued me. It all seems very space age, being able to service a satellite like you would an automobile or a plane. I have been somewhat […]

OneWeb Finally Launches Lluc Palerm, Senior Analyst, NSR After years of heated debate over Low Earth Orbit (LEO) High Throughput Satellite (HTS) constellations, 2019 will see the launch of the […]

There is no doubt that ambitious business plans in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) will have a key say in how successful the overall industry will be over the next few […]

An increasing number of states are developing plans for setting-up spaceports, with suborbital flights and small satellites taking the center stage. In Europe, Portugal has been taking relevant steps, as […]

The U.K. is the global hub for the satellite and space insurance industry. There are, however, significant issues related to Brexit which may threaten the U.K.’s current position, and which […]

In the middle of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ambitious Space Month initiative in November, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sat down for an interview with Via Satellite to discuss […]

Where has the year gone? As we exit 2018, we look forward to what is shaping up to be a fascinating 2019. As it is the end of the year, […]

Earlier this year, I wrote an article which spoke about the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) industry entering a phase of action rather than talk, as various service providers set to work […]

There’s no stopping the Internet-connected car. BI Intelligence predicts that three out of four cars shipped in 2020 will be connected and other analysts have forecast even higher numbers. This […]

Each passing year seems to be a momentous year for the satellite industry. Ambitious constellation and satellite plans, new launch vehicles, as well as satellite’s role in the communications ecosystem […]

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 […]

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 […]