Many years ago, when I was part of a team considering an investment in Teledesic, one of the engineers at Hughes, produced a computer model, of what would happen if one of the satellites ran into a piece of orbital debris.  The assumption was, that this would cause it to break-up, so the satellite behind would inevitably run into the fragments and similarly break-up and so on.  The space equivalent of a freeway pile-up, technically known as the Kessler Effect, after the NASA scientist who first modeled this happening.  

Depending on where you are in the world today, the light at the end of the tunnel is either welcome daylight or an oncoming train.  Since it first appeared in late 2019, COVID-19 has been an unequal opportunity curse, killing many, sickening more and leaving even more of us untouched but isolated and afraid.  Now that vaccines are pouring out of production facilities and into people’s arms, the inequality has actually grown, varying from nation to nation based on economic might, the capabilities of governments and national and regional culture.  

As I write this column on a sunny Saturday afternoon in late-May in the south of the UK I reflect that, just as I approach the 20th anniversay of my joining GVF, it’s still going to be some time until my GVF duties will require me to take a flight departing from London Gatwick, my nearest international airport, or London Heathrow, some one-hour away by motorway.  As the impact of the pandemic in many parts of the world not only continues but becomes yet more serious, some parts of the UK are affected by the Covid-19 strain offically designated B.1.617.2, and commonly known as the “Indian va

The May2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the Middle East and Africa Satellite  Market is now available.  Featuring: Middle East and Africa Satellite Market  by Omkar Nikam From Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles: Commerical Satellite Imaging Augment It All by Himanshu Joshi TECHBrief: Cloud-based Systems: A Key for Successful Satellite Service Delivery by Alvaro Sanchez Better Satellite World: Is There a Satellite Inside?  A Way You'll Never Be  by Lou Zacharilla Let's Zoom Again by Martin Jarrold PLUS Products and Services Spotlight, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets Stock Index and many more.

A summary of the innovative features and benefits of ST Engineering iDirect's new Mx-DMA Multi-Resolution Coding (MRC) Technology.  To read or download the pdf of full report click here.

Kymeta Corporation announced today that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has approved a US$ 30 million investment by Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd. (HSC), a leading global solutions company that provides differentiated smart technologies in defense electronics and information infrastructure, in Kymeta.

Kymeta Corporation announced today that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has approved a US$ 30 million investment by Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd. (HSC), a leading global solutions company that provides differentiated smart technologies in defense electronics and information infrastructure, in Kymeta.

Following a period of industry consultation, the IBC Partnership Board announced that IBC2021 will now take place on December 3-6 at The RAI in Amsterdam. The Board based their decision on the results of recent IBC exhibitor and visitor surveys and macro evidence of Europe opening up for business.

"We really value the feedback and candid input of our community–we have always been 'By the industry, For the industry' and this ethos continues to guide our daily decision making process," said Michael Crimp CEO of IBC.

Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based provider of enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions.  DDK uses the Iridium^® network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations, including GPS and Galileo, to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical industrial applications. 

The Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA) Philippines In View seminar held on 18th May brought together more than 700 industry delegates to discuss the state of the TV and video industry in the archipelago country with over 7000 islands. Some of the industry luminaries present include Manuel V Pangilinan, Chairman, President and CEO of PLDT, Ernest Cu, President & CEO of Globe and Dennis Anthony Uy, Founder & CEO of Converge ICT Solutions.