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Finance
The Global Economy in the Next Decade — an Uncertain Future
The 2020s will be a decade of slowing economic growth, especially in the developed world. That means the emerging economies — particularly in Asia — will continue to represent an […]
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Cybersecurity
Satellite Cybersecurity Beset by Misaligned Market Incentives
Many things make cybersecurity for the satellite sector difficult: IT in space is tough to update and satellite systems are enormously complex. But the hardest thing of all might be […]
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Cybersecurity
Different Industries Face Divergent Cyber Challenges
A major cybersecurity challenge for satellite manufacturers is that their products have to be designed to be beyond the reach of human hands for decades. Automobile companies face the opposite […]
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Cybersecurity
Satellite Providers Stymied by Lack of Cyber Standards
Satellite companies vying to sell to the government and defense markets know their prospective customers want them to be cyber-secure, but the absence of industry standards and guidance leaves them […]
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Mobility
The Complex 5G Ecosystem Needs Partnerships to Work
In a world where almost everything is connected to ultra-fast 5G networks, just about everyone is going to need a seat at the table where decisions about those networks are […]
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Cybersecurity
New LEO Satellites Bring Fresh Cyber Issues
The new generation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites — thousands of which will be launched over the next few years — may be easier to secure from cyberattacks than […]
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Government/Military
CyberSat Sees Dueling Views of Russia as Partner, Adversary in Space
When it comes to outer space, Russia is both a partner and an adversary for the U.S., a duality made clear by two very different keynotes at Thursday’s CyberSat 2019 […]
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Connectivity
Gary Shapiro Calls 5G “Battleground” Between US and China
The collection of new cellular and networking technologies and standards known as 5G is the latest battleground between the United States and China on the world stage, and at stake […]
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Mobility
5G May be the Future, but 4G is Now
The satellite industry is reaching a tipping point in the business model it uses to sell connectivity to mobile networks. As costs have tumbled, and technological advances have driven up […]
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Government/Military
NASA Seeks Wider Use of GPS: Not From Space, but in Space
NASA, one of the U.S. government agencies that manages GPS, wants to expand the navigation system’s application in a place many probably never thought of using it — space itself. […]
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Finance
Advanced Industries Want Satellite
Representatives of advanced manufacturing, IT, and financial sector companies discussed what they can offer the satellite industry and what it can offer them at Wednesday’s closing session of the annual […]
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Finance
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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Government/Military
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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Launch
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, […]











