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Outsource strategy separates C-COM Satellite Systems from antenna noise

24 February, 2021

The growing number of large satellite operators investing billions of dollars into LEO broadband constellations is reshaping the ground segment. After developing GEO-based antennas for more than 20 years, C-COM Satellite Systems is testing an electronically steered device for LEO that promises to transform its business.

Unlike many rivals that are also rushing to the opportunity, C-COM CEO and founder Leslie Klein sees value in shunning vertical integration and...

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The LEO broadband battlefield is taking shape

9 February, 2021

Surging satellite investment and financing activity helped push Telesat to officially enter the LEO broadband arena with a US$3bn commitment. The biggest procurement contract in the Canadian satellite operator’s 50-year history went to Thales Alenia Space, which aims to begin delivering the constellation they call ‘Lightspeed' for launch in 2023.

Years behind its initial schedule as...

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Addressing the satellite and antenna connectivity gap

8 February, 2021

Although increasingly inward-looking regimes are complicating market access for global broadband constellations, governments are also spending more in a satellite sector they see as a source of economic development.

The US$42m raised by broadband terminal maker Isotropic Systems includes equity and grant funding from the UK, which took joint ownership of LEO broadband operator OneWeb last year. The funding should help ease...

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SPACs are transforming the satellite funding landscape

4 February, 2021

SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) are becoming an increasingly important pillar for capex-heavy newspace. Startup Astra’s fast-track IPO is set to make it the first publicly traded space launch company – an accolade that had been anticipated for SpaceX before the SPAC boom.

But as ‘blank cheque’ firms help open newspace up to public markets, a social media-driven retail investor surge poses...

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COVID-19 throws community Wi-Fi opportunity into the spotlight

28 January, 2021

The satellite-backed community Wi-Fi opportunity is coming into focus this year as governments accelerate digital divide strategies. As well as breaking open new businesses by significantly lowering access costs, this emerging market is helping broadband operators Viasat and Hughes Network Systems meet their global ambitions.

Both operators are busy ramping up...

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