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Cruise Connectivity Expects Progressive Gains in the Coming Years
Via Satellite: As the COVID-19 situation is improving around the globe, the cruise industry is emerging from a period of near-absolute inactivity. In the early days of the pandemic, contamination clusters onboard cruise ships made the headlines. Shortly after, travel restrictions were adopted throughout the world. This had a very strong negative impact on mobility markets worldwide, especially cruise. As cruises resume, one of the biggest challenges for the industry is to regain customers’ confidence in order to recover profitable fill rates of the vessels.
Software-Defined Satellites Meet Software-Defined Ground
Constellations: The development of commercial operators led to new approaches to improve the productivity of infrastructures in space and on the ground to increase profitability.
Ground Segment Moves Toward More Flexible Equipment to Meet New Satcom Requirements
Via Satellite: The space segment has been undergoing a major transformation for a number of years now. Earth observation is moving towards a constellation approach, populating new orbit inclinations and altitudes and diversifying sensors. Connectivity-focused space systems are now invading the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) orbit with broadband constellations and payloads in all orbits are offering more capacity and higher flexibility.
Euroconsult: Pandemic does little to slow smallsat sector
Spacenews: The space sector in general has proven resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Alexandre Najjar, Euroconsult senior consultant, said Aug. 12 during a Small Satellite Conference side panel.
Elon Musk, la grande enquête (1/3) : la naissance d’un prophète
L’express: Qui ne connaît pas le milliardaire, ses fusées, ses bolides électriques, son rêve martien, ses envies d’homme augmenté ? Mais qui connaît vraiment l’homme, génial et instable, tyrannique et messianique ? Premier épisode de notre enquête.
Space company Satellogic to go public via Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC at $1.1 billion valuation
CNBC: Satellite Earth imagery specialist Satellogic is preparing to go public, announcing on Tuesday that it will be the latest in a string of space companies merging with SPACs.
Op-ed | The maritime connectivity market after COVID-19
Smart Maritime Network: The cruise sector was severely impacted by the pandemic, causing the number of active VSAT terminals to decline.
Op-ed | Universal Broadband: Is Satellite Key to Bridging the Digital Divide?
Via Satellite: Following the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted the daily lives of billions of people in the past year, the world is in a critical moment in history with regards the development of the broadband ecosystem and accelerated efforts to bridge the digital divide. Access to broadband services is increasingly recognized as a driver of economic growth, as it contributes to a country’s education and political systems.
Ground Segment Manufacturers Face Changes to Leverage Constellation Potential
Via Satellite: The space segment has been undergoing a major transformation for a number of years now. Earth Observation (EO) is moving towards a constellation approach, populating new orbit inclinations and altitudes and diversifying sensors. Connectivity focused space systems are now invading Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) along with broadband constellations, and payloads in all orbits are offering more capacity and a higher flexibility.
Op-ed | Assessment + Forecast: The Small Satellite Market
SatMagazine: Mega-constellations, resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to increasingly concentrate smallsat market shares. In fact, Euroconsult anticipates that about 13,910 satellites of less than 500 kg will be launched in the next ten years, according to the company’s latest smallsat analysis and report.
