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Here at SatCom Frontier we have recently discussed the scope of the technological transformation occurring around the world today. One of the more important aspects of that transformation for national defense is the broadening adoption of Big Data analytics. Modern military platforms produce gigantic amounts of data on a continuous basis that must be collected, […]

Even though one influential Senator called President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal for the Defense Department “dead on arrival,” there are many positive takeaways for the national security space community that could very well survive as the budget moves through both houses of Congress.
The Trump administration released its request last week for $1.15 trillion in federal

The White House recently swore in former Congresswoman Dr. Heather Wilson as the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the service’s top civilian post. Wilson assumes her new position at a time when many believe the U.S. Air Force faces a number of serious readiness and

The topic of improved resiliency for space communications was the main topic at a forum discussion organized by the Washington Space Business Roundtable. Speakers addressed the accelerating rate of technological change in space, and how, in response, government and industry are collaborating more closely.
Skot Butler, President of IGC talked about how the pace of technological

A recent in-flight demo using a Gogo modem connected to an Intelsat Epic satellite confirmed the powerful throughput of these new high-performance satellites.  This type of performance will have broad uses for both commercial and government, manned and unmanned aircraft.
As reported by Ari Magnusson, news editor for APEX Media, “Gogo claims its upcoming modem, combined with

In a recent report, Northern Sky Research (NSR) analyzes how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are evolving, along with their current and potential applications. As the number of in-service units increases, the demand for satellite capacity will grow. NSR Analyst Prateep Basu spoke with SatCom Frontier about the report findings and how the latest offerings from

At Intelsat and Intelsat General, we know that customer needs typically differ to some degree. However, decades of experience serving government customers have demonstrated recurring themes and requirements, especially in the areas of performance, resiliency and flexibility.
To better meet these needs in the international arena, Intelsat has created a Global Government team focused on addressing

High-throughput satellite (HTS) platforms like Intelsat EpicNG are poised to take on the growing demand for more flexible connectivity and enhanced performance, all at a lower cost per-bit.
Our new video reviews the results of Intelsat EpicNG performance testing. Intelsat General tested its EpicNG IS-29e satellite using unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including Class III aircraft, with

The budgetary climate and the pace of technological innovation are making outsourced satellite-related services (SRS) increasingly compelling for government and commercial customers alike. The Air Force, for example, has been developing a strategy for better managing its satellite operations. One of the areas discussed has been leveraging commercial capacity to perform telemetry, tracking and control

When the U.S. military began using satellite communications many decades ago, space was a sanctuary. That’s no longer the case today. New potential adversaries and a proliferation of non-kinetic techniques have increased the risks to satellite communications even as the military’s reliance on this technology grows. Meanwhile, the commercial industry’s efforts to improve SATCOM resiliency

I recently attended the Satellite 2017 conference in Washington, DC, and there was a lot of talk regarding low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. A half-dozen or so have been proposed, and in all likelihood not all will be successful.
The one that most experts would consider the most viable is the one proposed by OneWeb. And

There is a massive technological transformation going on around the world today. The distinguishing characteristic of this transformation is the accelerating speed and scope of the IT platforms and systems that support modern society. Many are calling this the fourth industrial revolution.
The first industrial revolution occurred when the power of water and steam were first