Emergency alerts via satellite the only solution for disconnected rural areas
When we were children watching Saturday morning cartoons, there was nothing more annoying than a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS).... Read More
PODCAST – O3b CEO Discusses Delivering Fiber-like Bandwidth Anywhere
It’s virtually impossible to imagine a workplace without access to high speed, high bandwidth Internet access and connectivity. Much like it’s downright... Read More
A Look Inside the Design and Launch of a New High Throughput Satellite
In a recent series of posts on the GovSat Report, we looked at the next generation of satellites, High Throughput Satellites (HTS),... Read More
Part Two: The Switch to High Throughput Satellites – How an Investment Now Can Yield Serious Savings Later
In my previous article on the GovSat Report, I looked at the military’s use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and why they’ve... Read More
Part One: Empowering Cheaper, Better UAV Missions With High Throughput Satellites
The United States military is most effective and successful when it can accomplish missions that ensure the security of the country and... Read More
Why NASA is Upping its TEMPO as a Hosted Payload – a Q&A with NASA’s David Beals
With budgets tight across the federal government, some agencies are finding innovative ways to accomplish their missions that are both cost effective... Read More
Exploring why the Military Eschews a Cost Saving Satellite Solution
Photo (above): Hosted Payload Alliance Chair, Nicole Robinson, moderates a panel consisting of NASA’s Dave Beals, SES GS CEO, Pete Hoene and... Read More
How the AFRTS uses COMSATCOM to improve military communication and morale
Commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) aren’t just used in the military to remotely pilot UAVs, or to keep soldiers on the battlefield connected... Read More
Congressman Rob Wittman discusses role of COMSATCOM in government at visit to SES GS HQ
On September 2, 2015, Representative Rob Wittman – the U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 1st congressional district – visited his constituents at the... Read More
NASA turns to COMSATCOM to deliver space in UHD
If you’ve always been mystified with the magic and mystery of space, captivated by the vastness of the universe and longed to... Read More
