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Apr 1, 2024
Telesat vs Starlink: a canary in the coal mine?
Companies are often reluctant to name-drop their competitors, but it’s no secret that virtually every satellite communications operator is s


Mar 29, 2024
The (Laser) Shot Heard Around the World.
SpaceX is eyeing another segment of the space economy for disruption.


Mar 26, 2024
Hiber Emerges from HibernatIoTn
Netherlands-based IoT innovator, previously known as Magnitude Space, rebranded to "Hiber" in 2017, drawing inspiration from the idea of its


Mar 25, 2024
The theme of Satellite 2024: Direct to Device
Among the dozens of meetings the Quilty team conducted at Satellite 2024 in Washington DC last week, one topic emerged more than any other:

Mar 14, 2024
Major space players likely largest beneficiaries of Japan’s new $1T Yen fund
On March 12, Japan’s cabinet approved a 10-year fund of $6.7 USD billion (1 trillion yen) to promote satellites, space exploration, and tran

Mar 13, 2024
OSAM-1 Fallout: Lessons from a Troubled Program
On March 1, NASA terminated a $2 billion program to create a refueling satellite, the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSA

Mar 8, 2024
India wants its own EO constellation: implications
India has established itself as a global space power primarily through launch vehicles, navigation, and communications satellites.


Feb 29, 2024
Continuing Resolutions and Sequestration Flashbacks
If “space is hard” is the industry’s favorite adage, the runner up cliche is that we have a “do nothing Congress.”


Feb 26, 2024
Will Japan’s defense export push elevate space?
Countries that spend heavily on defense almost always, by extension, are space powers, given the high number of dual-use technologies (propu


Feb 23, 2024
Will high-volume space stations close the business case?
At least six commercial space station efforts are under way to replace the International Space Station by 2031.


Feb 23, 2024
Regional plays for multi-orbit
It goes without saying that most of the industry’s regional satellite operators are too small to field their own large LEO or MEO constellat


Feb 15, 2024
KVH and the rough seas ahead for maritime satellite internet
If the big fear among satellite services providers is Starlink capsizing their traditional business models, one such business model is takin


Feb 9, 2024
Rocket Lab returns to the M&A playground
Companies are often coy about when they want to do acquisitions, but not Rocket Lab.


Feb 2, 2024
Are China’s LEO constellations becoming real?
Since at least 2018, China has had two or more purported LEO constellations in the works.


Jan 29, 2024
OneWeb and a cardinal sin of space startups
OneWeb, now part of Eutelsat, is 12 years old, but is still paying for a common startup mistake:a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"


Jan 24, 2024
And the Juggernaut Plows On…
Heavy equipment OEMs, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, and Hitachi, were some of the earliest adopters of satellite IoT services. Remote loca


Jan 17, 2024
Sierra Space’s Return to LEO Constellations
Amid all the new entries into LEO small satellite manufacturing, there has been one prominent legacy manufacturer that seemed focused ona ta

Jan 16, 2024
A Tale of Two (Almost) SPACs
For two years, space startups and other high-tech, early-stage companies sought mergers with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) a

Jan 15, 2024
Viasat Leasing Capacity for MENA Region
The Qatar Satellite Company, Es’hailSat, just announced an expanded agreement with Viasat Energy Services for VSAT connectivity across the M


Jan 10, 2024
The Long Road to Ovzon 3
In 2018, Swedish network operator Ovzon ordered one of the first small GEO satellites (1,000-2,000kg), expecting a typical three years to
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