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Globalstar’s Apple Deal Puts CEO David Kagan in the Perfect SPOT to Think Big
The path that satellite constellation operator Globalstar took to signing Apple as its largest customer in history this past summer started with a crisis that happened 15 years ago. After launching the first generation of its SPOT satellites, the company experienced technical issues that rendered the intended SPOT two-way service into a one-way service.
ST Engineering iDirect is set for a busy year in 2023 as it aims to bring more of its technology to some of the satellite network business plans developing around the world. However, it has been an interesting time for the company. Its former CEO Kevin Steen recently left to join OneWeb Technologies, and Ka Hoe Low took the helm as interim CEO of ST Engineering iDirect.
Meet the 2023 Startup Space Pitch Contest Competitors
A new crop of startups from around the world will take the stage at the 2023 Startup Space competition, pitching their businesses for a chance to appear before leading space investors. The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition recently announced competitors for the seventh annual contest at the annual trade show in March.
Yahsat CEO Discusses Future Plans, Possible LEO Partnership
Yahsat has been a busy operator over the last few years. The company acquired Thuraya in a major move in the Middle East which gave it a more complete product portfolio. Recently, it has made another move in IoT, acquiring a minority stake in eSAT Global, an IoT connectivity solutions providers that aims to bring low-cost, low latency direct-to-satellite IoT services to market.
CyberSatGov Panelists Debate Landscape of a Potential New Cold War in Space
The United States is in a new Cold War era. It may be a bold statement, but it is one that the vast majority of attendees at the CyberSatGov conference agreed with on Wednesday, by a show of hands.
In a discussion Wednesday in Reston, Virginia, about geopolitical threats in the space environment, a group of speakers from the Defense Intelligence Agency, MITRE, and Johns Hopkins University analyzed the threat landscape. While Russia is top of mind in terms of threats because of the recent ASAT test and the war in Ukraine, some experts are more concerned about China.
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Proposes Reorganization With a New Space Bureau
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed an effort to reorganize the FCC, creating a new Space Bureau to better support the rapidly developing commercial satellite industry.
The proposed changes would split the International Bureau, which currently handles international telecommunications and satellite programs and policies, including licensing. It would create a new Space Bureau and a standalone Office of International Affairs.
Faces in Satellite: Rania Toukebri Looks to Democratize Space
Rania Toukebri is an aerospace engineer, who was really recently featured in a Space in Africa article, Top 10 Under 30 in the African Space Industry. Toukebri is certainly one to watch and one of the new generation of engineers in the space industry.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Shares Space Ambitions for Regional Advanced Mobility Hub
In August this year, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson unveiled ambitious plans to position the Oklahoma-Arkansas region as a national hub for advanced mobility (AM). The collaborative effort aims support the advanced mobility industry.
Satellite Operators Respond to Cyber Threats in a Rapidly Changing Environment
With the satellite ground segment increasingly in the attack zone, industry leaders debate cyber strategy in a rapidly changing threat environment. The satellite industry had a wake-up call earlier this year when the Russian government waged a cyberattack against a commercial satellite operator on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine.
Satellite, Cellular ‘Convergence’ Takes Center Stage at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas
The cellular wireless industry is coming to a long-awaited realization that it cannot evolve and expand on its long-term business plans in the 5G era without the help of satellite services, according to keynote speakers from Globalstar, SpaceX, SES, and Intelsat, who spoke to a packed conference room on Sept. 29 at the SATELLITE @ Mobile World Congress event in Las Vegas.
