SATELLITE 2019

At SATELLITE 2019, Via Satellite announced its first winner for the new Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) Award, which recognizes superb technology achievements. This is a team/company award, rather […]

For the first time in its history, Via Satellite has its first two-time winner of its Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY) Award. Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium has overseen […]

Representatives of advanced manufacturing, IT, and financial sector companies discussed what they can offer the satellite industry and what it can offer them at Wednesday’s closing session of the annual […]

One of the most eagerly awaited panels on the final day of SATELLITE 2019 was “Antenna Technology for Advanced Connectivity Networks,” which saw a host of antenna companies and a […]

Machine Learning (ML) is an industry game changer, with the potential to impact the way satellites are operated and automated. But while we’re accustomed to our home-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

Remote sensing technologies have come a long way since scientists and researchers began taking photos of the Earth from the skies more than 100 years ago. Over decades, rudimentary satellite […]

Consumers are streaming Over-the-Top (OTT) content everywhere — from cruise ships to bathroom stalls on airplanes. But the extent to which satellite will enable residents of remote or rural locations […]

Blue Origin CEO and founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s new lunar lander, “Blue Moon,” in a dramatic end to SATELLITE week in Washington, D.C. this week. Blue Origin’s Blue […]

The Tuesday morning session “Global Satellite Operators: The Future is Now” opened with a futuristic video starring a team of space scientists using 3D computers to — presumably— plan launches […]

The commercial launch market is flat at best and likely to stay that way for the next few years. This means that the number of launch services companies may contract, […]

Being the only woman in a room of scientists, engineers, and business professionals is nothing new to many women in the aerospace industry. And for the eight female industry leaders […]

We’re past the days of the Cold War, but concerns about the growing complexities of geopolitical relationships — and how those complexities could impact the space and satellite industry — […]

How many of you used Wi-Fi on a recent flight? If you’re like the audience at SATELLITE 2019’s panel on In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), then a lot of you. But, how […]

Small companies with big ideas touted their ambitious plans at the startup competition held in the exhibit hall of the annual SATELLITE show in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. Judged by four […]

Investment opportunities abound in satellite communications, as excitement around the NewSpace economy builds. But analysts who spoke at SATELLITE 2019’s Monday Morning Finance Forum expressed cautious optimism as they weighed […]

There are three important agenda items at the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in October, panelists told the annual SATELLITE show Wednesday: Spectrum, spectrum, and spectrum. The infamous agenda item […]

This year, Via Satellite is proud to introduce its very first Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) award, complementing the financial and strategic achievements recognized by our long-standing Satellite Executive […]

Last year, SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell was crowned Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY), marking the second year in a row that a major launch provider […]

This year, Via Satellite is proud to introduce its very first Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) award, complementing the financial and strategic achievements recognized by our long-standing Satellite Executive […]