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Feature
What’s Happening at SATELLITE 2018?
Chairman Jeffrey Hill provides a summary of highlights planned for this year's SATELLITE program.
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Uncategorized
Flashback to The Most Discussed Topics of 2010 in the Satellite Industry
As we count down the final few days of 2017, we take a look back to see what satellite operators were thinking at the turn of the decade and how […]
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Government/Military
Amazon Aims to Host More Classified Data with New Secret Cloud
From Via Satellite’s Executive Editor Jeffrey Hill: Of course, Amazon is on top of its cybersecurity game and, of course, this is all happening behind the scenes. The “AWS Top […]
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Technology
On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Moves Closer to Reality
From Via Satellite’s Executive Editor Jeffrey Hill: I’m not sure SpaceX wants their constellation characterized as “small,” “cheap,” and an alternative to reusability (especially when the rockets are reusable), but […]
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Technology
3 Takeaways from Cybersecurity Experts at CyberSat
Cybersecurity threats and protocols aren’t exactly the most comfortable topics for public discussion. Few are eager to reveal their practices and even fewer are willing to ask for guidance out […]
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Connectivity
FBI: More Cyber Attacks Now Blend in with Normal Network Behavior
Recent trends in malicious cybersecurity activity show that hackers are becoming much more adept at breaching networks using acquired “legitimate” credentials (such as outdated test login accounts to Virtual Private […]
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Government/Military
Congressman Babin Hints that Cybersecurity Could be Included in Larger Commercial Space Legislative Package
U.S. Congressman Brian Babin, R-Texas, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Space, said his group is working on legislation with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a new […]
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Feature
The Road to 5G: Historical Milestones
An timeline of the telecoms industry's progress toward 5G.
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Government/Military
US Senator Chuck Schumer Argues Against Weather Satellite Budget Cut
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer recently cited this Buffalo News article while criticizing the U.S. House of Representatives for proposing to cut $369 million from the next-generation weather […]
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Finance
Ghana Enters the Space Race with First Satellite On-Orbit
A great day for our friends in Ghana as the nation celebrates launching GhanaSat 1 — its first satellite — into orbit on a SpaceX rocket. While Ghana’s government didn’t […]
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Feature
Getting in on the Ground Floor, Literally
While nearly all entrepreneurs behind new satellite startup companies share a common passion for the commercial development of space, some have invested their creative energies on developing valuable business opportunities on the ground. These entrepreneurs identify a more immediate need for technologies that provide the cornerstones of ambitious space visions, and a more practical product line that can — for the most part — be physically seen and tested in laboratories, investor meetings and on trade show floors.
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Finance
Elon Musk on the Future of the Launch Industry – From Our Archives
Elon Musk is determined to revolutionize the transportation industry with his ambitious Hyperloop concept, despite public criticism that the idea is unrealistic. He faced a similar challenge when he set out to revolutionize the launch industry with SpaceX. Here, we revisit our interview with Musk...
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Feature
Three-Year Dash to 5G takes a Long, Winding (and Familiar) Road
Engineers and executives from major cellular carriers converged in Austin, Texas to engage in passionate exchanges about 5G rollout plans, business opportunities and technical challenges. There’s consensus among this group — 5G isn’t just “another G.” It’s a brand new, automated world of constant connectivity that is experiencing the beginning of a fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Feature
SATELLITE 2017: Important Lessons and Some Surprising Takeaways
As chairman of SATELLITE, I get a year-long peek behind-the-scenes at how our speakers and participating companies prepare for each show and create a framework of what they hope to […]
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Feature
What’s New and Exciting at SATELLITE 2017?
The chairman of the SATELLITE 2017 Conference & Exhibition answers the most frequently asked question he gets throughout the yearlong preparation for the event.
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Connectivity
NewSat Jabiru-1 Contracts Keep Rolling In
[Satellite News 12-12-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat has added to its dramatic surge of Jabiru-1 pre-launch activity by signing a new 10-year, $67.2 million contract with an unnamed Middle Eastern […]
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Uncategorized
Modernization and Budget Challenges: Forcing International Militaries to Rethink Bandwidth
The needs and operational requirements of the world’s largest military organizations and businesses are not all that different. As the demand for satellite capacity steadily increases in both sectors, the […]
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Uncategorized
Satellite-Commissioned Studies: Positive Signs or Positive Spin?
Many satellite companies commission their own independent consumer market studies throughout the year. Often, the primary purpose of these studies is to provide operators, service providers and manufacturers with valuable business intelligence. But every once in a while, these reports serve a secondary purpose, with data being pushed out via press releases.
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Uncategorized
U.S. Government Satellite Industry Awaits Real Impact of Sequestration
Satellite companies with exposure to Defense Department and broader government budgets in the United States should expect to see incremental headwinds as across-the-board cuts as a result of government sequestration are implemented, according to a new report from analysis firm Needham.
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Government/Military
Harris, NOAA Co-Develop, Deploy PATRON Weather Satellite Tool
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] Harris Corporation has partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and successfully deploy the Product Anomaly, Ticket, Relationship, Organization, and Notification (PATRON) – […]
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Uncategorized
Thuraya’s SatSleeve docks your iPhone onto its satellite network (VIDEO)
Tags: Thuraya, SatSleeve, Apple, iPhone, Publication: Engadget.com Publication Date: 03/22/2013 Despite the Gorilla glass, we’re not sure if it’s a great idea to bring that iPhone to K2. Still, if […]
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Government/Military
Army Analyst: No New U.S. Military Satellite Constellation Orders Until 2025
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] While speaking on a military satcom panel at the Satellite 2013 conference, United States Army CIO G6 Space and Airborne Branch Senior Milsatcom Systems Analyst Edward Aymar […]
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Uncategorized
Estonia’s Student Cubesat Satellite is Ready Vega Launch
Tags: Estonia, Cubesat, Arianespace, Vega, ESTCube-1 Publication: Space-Travel.com Publication Date: 03/22/2013 Estonia’s student cubesat satellite is ready for the next Vega launch. The tiny spacecraft passenger for Vega’s upcoming Flight […]
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Connectivity
Mitsubishi Electric Expands Production Facility to Double Satellite Output
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] Mitsubishi Electric has completed an expansion of its satellite production facility at the company’s Kamakura Works in Kamakura, Japan. Mitsubishi said the upgraded facility aims to double […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Inks Capacity Lease Extension with Lebanese Distributor
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] FSS operator Intelsat has signed a multi-year contract extension agreement with Lebanon-based ART/International Network Distribution (ART/IND), which aggregates and distributes niche and international channels in the global […]
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Connectivity
Yahsat CCO: YahClick Success a ‘Personal Triumph’
[Satellite TODAY 03-22-13] Yahsat CCO Shawkat Ahmed, whose company is playing a key role in bringing satellite broadband services to the EMEA region, told audience members of SATELLITE 2013’s closing […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Drops Big News at SATELLITE 2013 with SSL Jupiter 2 Deal
[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Hughes Network Systems waited until the final day of SATELLITE 2013 to drop its biggest announcement of the year – the broadband satellite solutions and services provider […]
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Connectivity
High-Throughput Clearly Dominates the SATELLITE 2013 Discussion
[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] If NovelSat CEO Itzik Wulkan is correct in his assessment, the demand for international satellite bandwidth services will have increased 2,000 percent in a 10-year timespan between […]
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Finance
Amicable Launch Services Panel Recognizes Common Challenges
[Satellite TODAY 03-20-13] It was a unusally friendly launch services panel at SATELLITE 2013, featuring a mostly new set of leaders from Arianespace, International Launch Services (ILS), Lockheed Martin Commercial […]
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Uncategorized
ViviSat Introduces Hosted Payload Capability on MEV Servicing Vehicles
[Satellite TODAY 03-19-13] In-orbit servicing provider ViviSat has unveiled a highly agile hosted payload capability that aims to supplement its life extension services, the company announced March 19. ViviSat uses […]














