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As space becomes increasingly crowded and space missions become more ambitious, the ability to track an asset in orbit is critical.  Orbit determination, defined as the estimation of an object’s orbit in space , enables an operator to ensure its satellite has the orbital accuracy to perform its mission, James Woodburn , fellow and chief orbital scientist at Ansys Government Initiatives , the natio...

For the over 5.2 million people who lost cellular service with hurricanes Helene and Milton, satellite connectivity provided a lifeline as Speedcast deployed more than 200 Starlink kits to crisis response teams in Florida and North Carolina.  The connectivity provider accomplished this through a partnership with SpaceX , Will Mudge , executive vice president and chief technology officer at Houston...

Ubiquitous connectivity demand is spurring competition among satellite operators and leading to increased network complexity and new capabilities like direct-to-device.   Accommodating rising data needs is complicated, Nir Barkan , chief executive at Jerusalem-based SatixFY , which develops communications technologies, tells Connectivity Business News during this episode of “The Dish” podcast.  Ca...

The satellite industry is marked by innovation and understanding the regulatory environment is a plus for connectivity providers.  “Many new technologies just don’t conform to existing regulations,” Katherine Gizinski , chief executive at Douglas, Isle of Mann-based spectrum consultancy firm River Advisers , tells Connectivity Business News in this episode of “The Dish” podcast.  River Advisers he...

As the constellations in low Earth orbit expand, the antennas that support these next-generation networks are becoming more compact.  Satellites in lower orbits are closer to the user, which typically means they don’t need large, bulky antennas to deliver connectivity, Lukas Nystrom , chief technology officer at Karlstad, Sweden-based satcom terminal supplier Satcube , tells Connectivity Business...

Surging demand for ubiquitous connectivity in underserved locations and in mobility applications such as in-flight connectivity has sparked a market shift toward multiorbit and hybrid network technologies.  The rise of constellations has transformed the connectivity industry in the past decade and sparked demand for new technologies, particularly in the mobility sector, Paul Gaske , chief operatin...

More than 80% of the world’s goods are transported by ships using global navigation satellites to track their assets and reach their destinations, which means there’s a lot to lose if these satellites are attacked.  The International Maritime Bureau estimates a global loss of $25 billion per year within the maritime industry due to piracy, which has been on the rise in the past few years, Robert B...

As a new tropical disturbance looms in the Caribbean this week during one of the most active hurricane seasons on record, airplanes and satellites are helping improve tropical storm forecasting.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has counted 20 major weather and climate events in the United States so far this year, each costing about $1 billion in damages.  Since NOAA bega...

A satellite network cyberattack could prove disastrous for the global economy, as numerous industries become increasingly reliant on satellite networks, such as GPS. The best way to prevent a cyberattack is to integrate flexible, upgradable cybersecurity systems at the design stage [MD1] of the network, according to Paul Kostek , principal systems engineer at aerospace software firm Air Direct Sol...

Space traffic management provider Neuraspace is looking to simplify safe space operations for satellite operators and keep them in the know on orbital risks.  “You could say ignorance is bliss,” but satellite operators need awareness as space becomes increasingly crowded, Chiara Manfletti , chief executive at Coimbra, Portugal-based Neuraspace , tells Connectivity Business News in this episode of...

Government and defense agencies worldwide are the largest customers of commercial satellite capabilities, but the evolving geopolitical landscape could necessitate more government-owned space assets. Finnish startup ReOrbit is developing software-based satellites that give nations incentive to own —rather than lease — satellite services, Sethu Saveda Suvanam , founder and chief executive of ReOrbi...

An outage linked to the cybersecurity platform CrowdStrike affected Microsoft IT systems worldwide on July 19, with major airlines, including Delta Air Lines, left picking up the pieces from massive flight cancellations, app malfunctions and lost baggage a week later. Leighton Carroll , chief executive at Canadian communications technology company Baylin Technologies , was one of the passengers af...

Satellite propulsion systems are increasingly critical for maximizing mission lifetime, but the added mass of traditional propulsion systems can add costs. Madrid-based space mobility startup Ienai Space aims to tackle this problem with its ATHENA (Adaptable Thruster based on Electrospray powered by Nanotechnology) technology.  “At the end of the day, [electric propulsion] saves a lot of propellan...

Software company Ansys is helping satellite operators protect critical data from the dangers of solar storms.   Ansys in October 2020 announced the $700 million acquisition of Analytical Graphics , which specializes in simulation software for the aerospace and telecom sectors.   Communications systems are increasingly dependent on software as they become more advanced, Haroon Rashid , senior advis...

U.K.-based IoT provider Wireless Logic is leveraging its global partnerships to capitalize on emerging markets.  Wireless Logic is looking to capitalize on the growing demand for satellite IoT in developing countries on the heels of a resale agreement announced last month with SpaceX to integrate Starlink into Wireless Logic’s IoT offering, Paul Bullock , chief product officer at Wireless Logic, t...

Investment in space in 2022 dropped 58% from a record $47.4 billion in 2021, causing space and connectivity stocks to plummet, but with stocks on the rise in 2024, commercial space firms want to capitalize.   Investors are drawn to the space market because they find it inspiring, but the pre-pandemic surge in space investment in 2020 was followed by a down cycle in 2022 caused in part by interest...

In this episode of "The Dish" podcast, Reticulate Micro Chief Executive Josh Cryer discusses the dual-use capabilities of its communications technologies, including its Valor electronically steered antenna family and VAST video encoder.

In this episode of "The Dish" podcast, Michele Beck, senior vice president, Canadian sales at satellite operator Telesat discusses the Government of Canada's recent $1.6 billion investment in Telesat's global Lightspeed constellation and how Telesat is collaborating with the Canadian government to subsidize capacity in for Canadian internet service providers.

In this episode of "The Dish" podcast, Tobias Forsell, chief executive at Swedish satellite communications technology developer Forsway shares Forsway's strategy for delivering affordable hybrid connectivity to underserved areas.

In this episode of "The Dish" podcast, Mustafa Veziroglu, chief executive at laser communications developer Mynaric discusses the company's journey from a startup to a scale-up organization with serial production capabilities. 

On this episode of Connectivity Business News' "The Dish" Podcast, CBN Senior Associate Editor Madeline Durrett reports from the Reticulate Micro headquarters in Palm Bay, Fla. where the company's President and Chief Executive Joshua Cryer shares a demo of Reticulate's Vast encoder technology and explains why ensuring the military remains connected with accurate, real-time data is personal to him.

Tarun Gupta , co-founder and chief product officer of Skylo Technologies , joins "The Dish" to discuss Skylo's initiatives toward standardized IoT.