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Recently, I spoke about Intelsat Epic satellites, Intelsat’s next-generation of satellite designs, at Newtec’s Government and Defense Seminar held in the Washington, D.C. area.  Intelsat Epic incorporates multiple smaller spot-beams with high frequency re-use.  This design delivers performance, coverages, and connectivities previously not possible. Performance on an Intelsat Epic satellite is improved not only in […]

Comparing Ku-band and Ka-band satellite capacity is a high interest topic right now in the satellite industry. In fact, a previous story we wrote on this topic is one of the best read pages on SATCOM Frontier.
A new study just released sheds new light on this important topic. Presented late last month at the International

As the economics of providing Ka-band satellite communication services drive several new satellite deployments around the world, customers have been asking the question: Ka-band versus Ku-band — which is better? The answer to that question depends on the customer’s needs and the trade-offs that can be accepted.
Let’s start with an example customer who needs a