Command and control en route has long been a concern for the military and senior level decision makers within the federal government. Without the ability... Read More
In a previous article on the GovSat Report, we spoke with XipLink CEO, Jack Waters, about the role that accelerators can play in ensuring high... Read More
Photo (above): Hosted Payload Alliance Chair, Nicole Robinson, moderates a panel consisting of NASA’s Dave Beals, SES GS CEO, Pete Hoene and Intelsat General’s Kay... Read More
Commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) aren’t just used in the military to remotely pilot UAVs, or to keep soldiers on the battlefield connected to each other... Read More
On September 2, 2015, Representative Rob Wittman – the U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 1st congressional district – visited his constituents at the SES GS headquarters... Read More
Although the skies outside of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor may have been blue and sunny, a dark cloud... Read More
If you’ve always been mystified with the magic and mystery of space, captivated by the vastness of the universe and longed to be among the... Read More
In a previous post on the GovSat Report, we looked at how SATCOM and COMSATCOM services are essential in disaster response and recovery situations. Ultimately,... Read More
The United States military has turned to unmanned aerial systems– or remotely piloted aircraft – to help reduce the risk to pilots and make operations... Read More
One of the main responsibilities of the government is protecting its citizens. And some of the largest threats to our safety and security within our... Read More
In January, SES announced plans to launch a dedicated satellite for governmental use in partnership with the Luxembourg Government. The new spacecraft, which is scheduled... Read More
In my last article on the GovSat Report, I discussed high throughput satellites (HTS), a new satellite technology and a significant shift in the satellite... Read More
One of the hottest technologies and topics in the SATCOM community is the emergence of high throughput satellites (HTS). In fact, the interest in HTS... Read More
Both civilian agencies and America’s military utilize commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services to help deliver mission-critical data and applications across the globe. Unfortunately, as we... Read More
Traditional geostationary satellites have delivered communications for decades. However, as the number of connected devices increases and as the bandwidth demands of end users continues... Read More