SATELLITE 2021

Karina Perez Molina has not always felt represented in the space industry. At space conferences in the past, she sees herself more in the service staff than in the keynotes […]

Laser communications satellites are poised to help make ultra-secure communications networks possible, with current capability demonstrations showing optical communications using lasers to send greater amounts of data faster to and […]

Ground systems technology is years behind the satellites it supports and catching up will entail a fundamental transformation of the sector and the introduction of interoperable standards, panelists at SATELLITE […]

The perfect antenna is one the customer uses, never sees, and never worries about, said Carl Novello, the chief technology officer of NXT Communications (NXTCOMM). “Who is the user of […]

Sir Richard Branson’s time in space was just a few minutes, but it was a journey 25 years in the making. During Wednesday’s closing keynote at SATELLITE 2021, Branson shared […]

The push to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in military satellite systems in the coming years will require greater use of commercial advancements in data management and […]

Faced with a steady decline in the price of their basic commodity, satellite operators have turned to vertical integration to drive efficiency savings and create new business models which capture […]

Like many of its United Kingdom and United States counterparts, NanoAvionics started out as a group of college students building a satellite in a classroom, with dreams of providing low-cost […]

OneWeb and Hughes Sign on Service Distribution Agreements for US, India Hughes Network Systems has agreed to distribute OneWeb capacity to its customers in two agreements announced Thursday at SATELLITE […]

New ideas, a new focus on the consumer, and new technologies are driving growth and change in the launch segment of the space industry, speakers from leading launch providers said […]

Execution and meeting customer needs are critical to making the business case for new satellite Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) companies, major satellite operators said Tuesday at the opening of the SATELLITE […]

Last summer, Amazon Web Services dove further into the space sector by establishing the AWS Aerospace and Satellite Solutions division. AWS signaled its serious intent by placing retired U.S. Air […]

There are many factors driving the ballooning complexity of ground systems, but paradoxically one of them is the customer desire for simplicity. “We’re at a position in the market where […]

The satellite industry has seen huge changes since the last SATELLITE show, with constellations, consolidations, SPACs, space tourism — and a number of these developments made headlines beyond the industry. […]

OneWeb Tests LEO System With Kymeta u8 Antenna OneWeb and Kymeta have tested the Kymeta u8 antenna with OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. The companies reported Tuesday that in […]

Looking to the satellite industry’s future in a hyper-connected world, leaders see themes in collaboration, open standards, and virtualization. Executives from SES, SpaceX, Facebook, and ST Engineering iDirect agreed during […]

In an electrifying keynote to start the second day of SATELLITE 2021, Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, announced a breakthrough partnership between OneWeb and AT&T and set out […]

The satellite industry has been hit hard by a succession of global supply chain crises during the pandemic — including the worldwide microchip shortage. But a panel of executives from […]

While there are bright spots in the history of space collaboration such as the International Space Station, many regulatory experts say there remains a need for global consensus for dealing […]

Despite COVID-19 impacts to the global economy, global space continues to attract strong investment from leading venture capital firms. Bank of America expects the space industry to triple to a […]

SpaceLink Signs On for Next-Gen Mynaric Laser Terminal SpaceLink has signed on as the second customer for Mynaric’s recently announced next-generation optical communications terminal, the CONDOR Mk 3. Mynaric and […]

This year marks a milestone anniversary for the annual SATELLITE conference and exhibition. What started as a modest gathering of satellite professionals in a parking garage 40 years ago has […]

Jat Brainch, Inmarsat’s new chief commercial and product officer (CCPO) is confident she can blaze a trail for Inmarsat over the next few years. The operator is in the midst […]

As the satellite industry comes back together 18 months since the last SATELLITE show, the world has changed. Beyond the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, more Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations […]

Via Satellite’s Executive and Technology of the Year awards are two of the industry’s highest honors, highlighting outstanding success in leadership and technological achievement. In a normal year, the winners […]

IT’S TME TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE SATELLITE 2021 CONFERENCE Every year, at every SATELLITE show, people always ask me what excites me about the event. This year, my answer […]

Now in its fifth year at the SATELLITE conference and exhibition, the Startup Space entrepreneur pitch contest has become both a must-win for the aerospace industry’s new entrants and a […]

Executive leaders from four regional telco and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) did not pull any punches when discussing their sometimes frustrating relationship with satellite service providers during SATELLITE 2021’s EMEA […]

The European Commission made news at the close of 2020 by announcing a consortium of industry players to study the build of a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) system for European Union […]

The executive leaders of Asia’s regional satellite operators share a common strategy for long-term profitability in an increasingly unpredictable environment — expand the scope of their businesses beyond just satellites. […]