March 2016
Mining outer space may be cool but is it legal?
... real property ownership in the orbital slots into which they launch. Use of geostationary orbit is governed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), governed by a set of principles similar to those espoused in the Outer Space Treaty. The...
25 April 2016
GLIS 2016: Come and Learn More Than You Can Imagine!
... will be held on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 June 2016. Where is GLIS 2016? In the Headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the beautiful city of Geneva, Switzerland. What more? In addition, you can participate in the coolest...
March 2015
Ka-band satellite communication and lowering the price of VSATs
... of dollars. A mere decade later, engineers began exploring another frequency range, allocated by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). It was named Ku-band, and used higher frequencies of 11-14 Ghz. This allowed dishes to be reduced...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
... There has for a long time been recognition of the limited nature of radio frequencies through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) coordination process, but there is a disconnect between the radio regulators and the regulators of launch...
January 2020
Satellite-based IoT - the race is on
...growing number of satellites poses an increasing risk of LEO/GEO interference. Twenty years ago the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) declared that NGSO (non-geostationary orbit) craft carry the responsibility for avoiding interference with...
August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
... the perspective of regulation and guidance. Input was received from a whole host of international organisations, such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) and the Conference...
