Author: Anne Wainscott-Sargent

U.S. DoD’s needs for innovation investments to maximize all assets (Milsatcom & commercial) has never been greater. With the drawdown in Afghanistan complete and new hot spots emerging, U.S. Department...

As global broadcasters gather in Amsterdam in early September for Europe’s biggest broadcast technology show, network infrastructure providers are clamoring to show how their products support new standards that will...

The emergence of Ka-band satellites and ever-more complex terrestrial networks such as 4G are driving greater network capacity gains. With these networks, the number of connected devices and connected components...

The U.S. government is hungry for cost-effective access to space, and hosted payloads soon may be a tangible option for budget-strapped civil and military users. The Hosted Payload Office in...

Whether accidental from improper equipment installations or deliberate from government factions jamming news broadcasts, interference remains the industry’s costliest threat as satellite enters new mass markets to deliver consumer broadband,...

Surges in throughput along with changing business needs in an environment of scarce spectrum are driving the move toward what many consider the holy grail of satellite design — flexible...

After years of industry debate, technical collaboration and finally, a singular focus to push for a single standard, Carrier ID has arrived and could mark a key turning point in...

The U.S. military budget continues to shrink to the order of $487 billion in the next decade alone as conventional forces draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military decision makers,...

In the second of a two-part employment series, Via Satellite takes a look at the state of technical hiring in the global satellite sector — what’s driving it and what’s...

Finding its next generation of engineers has long been a critical issue for the aerospace industry. Via Satellite investigates efforts to expand aerospace employment opportunities in the United States, and...