Opinion

In our recent column, we proposed a golden triangle of competitive differentiation in the satcom industry, comprising advantageous configurations of orbit, spectrum and payload to host a subset of 5G...

Welcome to the June edition of Via Satellite. We are living in difficult times as the coronavirus continues to claim thousands of lives around the world. I will start by wishing...

Earlier this year, Access Partnership highlighted the top ten trends we see for 2020 across the tech sector broadly, arising from regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), privacy, supply chain security,...

Over recent months we have seen a global crisis on a scale most of us have simply never witnessed before. The impact on individual lives has been vast as has...

Although hard to believe, it has been about two months since industry executives gathered for SATELLITE 2020. I wanted to take an opportunity to remember the breadth of discussions and...

Welcome to the May edition of Via Satellite. As countries around the world are practicing social distancing to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, I assume a high number of our...

Since its beginnings, the Chinese space industry has been largely dominated by major state-owned enterprises (SOEs), namely China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and to a lesser extent, China...

1. Flexibility is First It was one of the leading themes at SATELLITE 2020, driving decisions in virtually every market segment. Players are seeking flexible options, either as a means...

Fire at vast scale poses enormous challenges. More than 18 million hectares, an area the size of the Netherlands, have been affected across Australia by this season’s emergency-level wildfires. Along...

With 2019 having drawn to a close, it is timely to look back to identify those developments of greatest significance for the satellite industry for past year. 2019 was an...