Focus: People
July 30, 2020
For this week's Thursday Morning Conversation we "travel" to Colorado to talk to Katherine Monson, head of Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA for vital discussion on James Bond and the state of the ground segment in the satellite industry, not a typical combination. Katherine has been working her way through all the James Bond movies…
July 30, 2020
Astroscale revealed two new additions to its growing Astroscale U.S. division. Carolyn Belle was named Director of Advanced Systems and Rob Staples as Program Manager. Belle will help expand Astroscale U.S.’ business opportunities and technological applications with partners and customers in the commercial and government space and technology communities. She most recently led KSAT’s smallsat…
July 23, 2020
This week's Thursday Morning Conversation takes us to Luxembourg to talk with Peter Platzer, the CEO of Spire. We find out that Peter was a classically trained tenor and is a big fan of classical music. We also talk about the movies the Platzer household have been watching with "About Time" and the "Bourne" franchise…
July 22, 2020
Connectivity on a global and unprecedented scale has never been as important as it is today amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and deals between telcos and satellite companies carry extra resonance. Liquid Telecom recently expanded its partnership with Intelsat to connect more than 2,000 additional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) terminals across the continent. The two…