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The amount of innovation and investment around NewSpace has not been exaggerated: 120 venture firms invested $3.9 billion in the industry during 2017 alone. More than 295 nanosatellites were manifested […]

In 2016, a team of Chinese physicists pushed quantum computing into a new era of possibilities with the launch of a 1,100-kg satellite called Micius. The spacecraft, which carried a […]

Emirates could have 1.3 million connections a month on its aircraft by the end of this year. This is according to Patrick Brannelly, divisional vice president of customer experience and […]

A handful of hot, young satellite communications companies harbor big plans to launch super-powerful, smaller satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), creating megaconstellations that will power every broadband application imaginable. […]

Latin America has long been touted as having strong growth markets for pay-TV with blue chip markets such as Mexico and Brazil being key targets for operators in the region. […]

Many milestones in space have occurred since that day in May 57 years ago when President Kennedy committed America to putting a man on the moon and return him safely […]

Open architecture standards will make or break satellite’s viability for 5G and other applications, said a mixed panel of experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition. During a panel […]

The primary function of on-orbit servicing regulations should be to enable the growth and expansion of the business rather than restrict it, said a panel of experts during a Wednesday […]

There is no good reason why tragic mysteries such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Air France Flight 447 and EgyptAir Flight 990 should occur. We have the technology now to […]

As a technology, nobody is quite sure what 5G means. It’s a whirl of uncertainty. We get the real sense that it will dictate the future of telecoms as we […]

I’ll get right to the point — SATELLITE 2018 was a huge win for the satellite industry for a long list of reasons that should have left everyone feeling excited […]

With the influx of new companies and new ideas coming into the satellite industry, the panel titled “How Satellite Startups are Capturing New B2C Enterprise Verticals” at the SATELLITE 2018 […]

Over the past two SATELLITE shows, the connected car market has been cited many times as a potentially lucrative one for satellite companies. On the final day of SATELLITE 2018, […]

Establishing a comprehensive international space traffic regime is critical to unlocking the value of the future space economy, agreed a panel of regulatory experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & […]

High Throughput Satellites (HTS) have breathed new life into a number of traditional satellite verticals — but the additional bandwidth still isn’t enough to satisfy the connectivity demands of cruise […]

Technology is no match for powerful Category 5 hurricanes like Irma or Maria. But as anyone involved in the relief and recovery efforts of this past season’s hurricanes will attest, […]

On the second day of the world’s largest satellite industry show this year, SATELLITE 2018, connectivity service providers, an airline pilot with a radio show and an antenna manufacturing company […]

It’s incredible to think about how quickly the hardware in our industry is changing. We truly are in the twilight of the iconic “dish and antenna” design. When will satellite […]

The satellite industry may be bracing for an uncertain future, as the sales of GEO satellites plummet, but new advancements in digital technology — coupled with better, more cost-efficient manufacturing […]

We’re hearing a great deal about 5G and the role that satellite is set to play in the ecosystem, but the industry could be getting ahead of itself as 4G […]

Before South America can initiate legitimate “smart city” projects, municipalities in the region must first work to close the digital divide that segregates its population. According to a panel of […]

SATELLITE 2018 kicked off with a lively panel “SATELLITE 2018: Challenges and Opportunities for an Industry in Transition” where a number of industry figures talked about everything from LEO systems, […]

Although the space industry has begun to take small satellites more seriously, a panel of experts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition agreed that this niche of the business […]

The satellite industry is going through unprecedented times and this is being reflected in the risks that the investment community are prepared to take on new services and constellations. On […]

Quick highlights from Day 1 at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition...

As satellite operators expand their footprints into new verticals and customer bases, the key to long-term sustainability will be integration with the broader telecommunications ecosystem. During the Tuesday opening session […]

The charts are pretty grim when it comes to the share prices of major satellite operators. During a Monday morning discussion between financial analysts at the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & […]

From DirectTV’s lucrative sports package to HBO’s popular Game of Thrones series, Over the Top (OTT) and streaming content has taken over consumers’ multiple screens and wearable devices. And as […]

Unrelenting demand for launch availability, particularly from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation operators, is pushing launch providers to diversify and adapt their existing vehicle lineups. As evident during Monday’s closing […]

As the panel on “New Launch Options to Orbit Part 1” ensued, moderator, Kendall Russell, assistant editor for Via Satellite, noted the huge growth that the smallsat sector has recently […]