Magazine
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Magazine
OTT Uncertainty Breeds Opportunity for Satellite Providers
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 […]
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Magazine
Blue Moon Rising Sparks Dramatic End to SATELLITE Week
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 […]
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Magazine
Women in Aerospace Offer Lessons in Overcoming Industry Barriers
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 […]
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Magazine
Space Leaders Weigh in on Navigating the Geopolitical Landscape
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 — […]
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Magazine
SATELLITE 2019: Meeting Passengers’ IFC Expectations
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 […]
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Magazine
Small Companies, Big Ideas at Startup Space
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 […]
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Magazine
Satellite Financing: Analysts Highlight Need for Greater Transparency
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 […]
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Magazine
Spectrum Issues Will Dominate WRC-19
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 […]
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Magazine
Global Satellite Operators Court New Opportunities
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 […]
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Magazine
Panelists See Launch Services Market, Providers, Contracting
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, […]
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Feature
Pence Praises American Space Leadership, Vows Space Force Will Happen
Vice President Mike Pence lauded U.S. leadership in the booming global space industry and renewed the Trump administration’s call to stand up a new Space Force at the Pentagon in […]
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Feature
Navigating SATELLITE: Days 2-4
With more than 330 panel and keynote speakers, 90 events and conference sessions, and 16,000 attendees from more than 100 nations around the world, SATELLITE 2019 is the biggest, most […]
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Feature
Satellites in a “Smart” World: The Future is Now
In an opening panel titled “What’s the Next Big Idea” at SATELLITE 2019, speakers from across the satellite and telecoms divide discussed the future of the industry in a way […]
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Feature
Exclusive: SpaceX’s Shotwell Talks SATELLITE 2019
SpaceX continues to be one of the most talked about companies in our industry. It is now a huge player in the launch services space, and the industry now eagerly […]
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Feature
Industry Leaders Preview SATELLITE: The World’s Most Iconic Satellite Show
Summer is coming and for one year only, the SATELLITE show moves from its customary March position in the calendar to the start of May. It promises to be an […]
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Feature
Navigating Day 1 of the Biggest SATELLITE Program in History
With more than 330 panel and keynote speakers, 90 events and conference sessions, and 16,000 attendees from more than 100 nations around the world, SATELLITE 2019 is the biggest, most […]
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Feature
Top 10 Things to Watch at SATELLITE 2019
Where are the FPAs? — Dallas Kasaboski, Senior Analyst, NSR It was a huge year for Flat Panel Antennas (FPAs) at SATELLITE 2018, with announcements and panels throughout the entire […]
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Feature
7 Fresh Faces at SATELLITE 2019
As May approaches, the satellite industry is preparing for one of its largest and most important events of the year — the SATELLITE 2019 Exhibition and Conference in Washington, D.C. […]
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Magazine
Via Satellite’s Tech Focus Report: 100th Unfurlable Mesh Reflector Marks Industry Milestone
Inside the massive high-bay building that houses Harris’ space reflector production facilities, workers have been meticulously calibrating, testing, and making adjustments to a very special upcoming deliverable: Harris’ 100th unfurlable […]
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Magazine
The Countdown has Started
Still seems weird that the SATELLITE show is in May this year. Still haven’t quite got my head around it, but it promises to be a show rich on discussion, […]
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Opinion
Satellites and Autonomous Vehicles
It is a measure of the complex challenges facing the autonomous vehicle industry that participants in the space cannot yet seem to agree on whether wireless vehicle connections are necessary. […]
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Opinion
Commercialization of the Indian Small Satellite Industry
In 2017, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) substantiated India’s place in the global satellite industry further by placing 104 satellites (including 103 nanosatellites) in the Earth’s’ orbit, in a […]
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Finance
“Why We Love Investing in Space”
Investors speaking at SATELLITE 2019 will undoubtedly share their thoughts on the future of the satellite industry, and the state of their appetites for space-based startup opportunities. In all-star lineup […]
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Magazine
Nurturing NewSpace’s Most Promising Stars
It would be hard to describe a future where everything’s made in space with more enthusiasm than Andrew Rush — who also happens to be President and Chief Executive Officer […]
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SATELLITE 2019
Our 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees
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 […]
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SATELLITE 2019
Satellite Executive of the Year: The Nominees
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 […]
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Magazine
7 Fresh Faces at SATELLITE 2019
As May approaches, the satellite industry is preparing for one of its largest and most important events of the year — the SATELLITE 2019 Exhibition and Conference in Washington, D.C. […]
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Feature
Satellite Executive of the Year: The Nominees
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 […]
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Magazine
Our 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees
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 […]
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Magazine
SATELLITE 2019 Celebrates Change
This is the first time in my living memory that the SATELLITE show will take place in May and not March. In addition to being hosted in spring, you will […]





























