Opinion

“Max-Q” is the moment in the launch sequence where a rocket experiences maximum dynamic pressure. After this point, the force on the rocket decreases quickly and the entire mission control […]

The economist Herbert Stein once wrote, “If something can’t go on forever, it will stop.” The question, of course, is when.  It can be an exasperating question.  Human beings have […]

The SATELLITE show once again offered a barometer of the industry’s growing reputation as well as providing an exciting look into satellite’s future. Hosting Sir Richard Branson and Sunil Bharti […]

As the COVID-19 situation is improving around the globe, the cruise industry is emerging from a period of near-absolute inactivity. In the early days of the pandemic, contamination clusters onboard […]

Both long standing and recent trends in the space industry have shed light on new needs for financing space activities. The development of new ventures in the space sector has […]

The space and satellite industry got back together in person at SATELLITE 2021 with a lot to discuss, as progress has not slowed down since March 2020. This year, topics […]

High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) are promising connectivity infrastructure options to address the digital divide in rural and remote locations. These systems, which operate in the stratosphere and can offer […]

For the first time, this is the SATELLITE show edition of the magazine. I could not have imagined we would ever have had a SATELLITE show in September, but these […]

The space segment has been undergoing a major transformation for a number of years now. Earth observation is moving towards a constellation approach, populating new orbit inclinations and altitudes and […]

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, delegates pledged to take action to tackle the growing hazard of space debris as our planet’s orbit becomes increasingly crowded. But how can […]

Unlike Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies or Executive of the Year award, Nine CEOs to Watch focuses on leaders who are taking on significant business or technical challenges throughout the […]

In our last edition of Via Satellite, we announced our eagerly awaited 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite, which is already causing quite a stir and generating good conversation. Thousands of […]

The satellite industry is changing. The big advantage of satellite over the years has been its point-to-multipoint capabilities. With the advent of data and video-on-demand, we are seeing more and […]

Real-time communication with satellites, especially those that are part of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations is a growing challenge. Providing frequent updates remains critical in delivering near-real-time intelligence within the Earth […]

The space business needs to recruit more people who know less. Strange, right?  The global pandemic dramatized how important skills are to personal economic progress. As states and countries locked […]

Welcome to the July Edition of Via Satellite. It has been a busy few months as we rounded out a digital event series that included our first Digital LEO Forum […]

Satellite capacity pricing is increasingly becoming heterogeneous and granular. Demand-supply dynamics, managed services and a looming multi-orbit, multi-band satcom environment are a few of the reasons driving need to assess […]

A pandemic-fueled 18 months has given rise to an undeniable acceleration in the way people go about their daily lives. Globally, a largely locked down population increasingly looked to the […]

The space and satellite industry is at an exciting inflection point, as startups prove their business plans and industry standard-bearers invest in next-generation technology. Via Satellite’s third annual crop of […]

A decade ago, commercial IT underwent a widespread shift under the theme of convergence — of hardware and software, networks, cloud, and more. Today those efforts underpin modern government IT […]

Roughly half of the world’s population is still offline. Some people can’t financially afford smartphones or telecom services, while others live in areas that make even subpar service unattainable. Thanks […]

We are already almost half way through the year and there is a mood of cautious optimism that is prevailing. More of us are getting vaccinated and we can now […]

The global space economy will provide a cumulative space and satellite market revenue opportunity of more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years. There is an expanding need for […]

Despite signs of a cooldown in the month of April 2021, the recent boom in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) public offerings has put this innovative financial mechanism under the […]

At the start of 2021, things may not have been looking too optimistic. New variants of COVID-19 were emerging and many nations and states re-entered into draconian lockdowns that potentially […]

Following the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted the daily lives of billions of people in the past year, the world is in a critical moment in […]

I write this editor’s note after our first successful SATELLITE 2021: Digital LEO event, which brought together some of the biggest names in the industry to talk about the future […]

The space segment has been undergoing a major transformation for a number of years now. Earth Observation (EO) is moving towards a constellation approach, populating new orbit inclinations and altitudes […]

The software technology sector has been shifting from an upfront customer purchase to a service model – Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) — for years now. Using the cloud and a baseline subscription […]

Private companies from OneWeb, Boeing, and Amazon to SpaceX are busy flooding Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) with thousands of small satellites to deliver high-speed internet and other services to the most […]