June 2015
Watching over alpine explorers
... or totally missing. To work around this, Sarontar uses satellite communication when terrestrial networks are unavailable. The rescuer is equipped with a handheld satellite modem. It communicates with the smartphone via Bluetooth and switches between...
August 2016
Are the days of innovation in global space over - or just beginning?
... markets and the world trading system all rely on global positioning technology and satellite communication to function. Of note, although many satellite launch companies are privately owned, or of public-private partnership status, the majority...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... are arising, including micro-launchers, miniaturisation, robotics, mega-constellations, and growing demand for satellite communications and Earth observation data from new AI-driven industries. If we choose to take it we have the opportunity...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... purposes. Space weather events are of increasing concern and, with the ever growing use of technology relying on satellite communications, the risk of major outage or disruption to daily life must be taken seriously not just by space agencies but...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... and space education sectors. As a chartered physicist and chartered engineer, he has 40 years’ experience in satellite communications engineering and consultancy. He is also the author of six books (including The Cambridge Dictionary of Space...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... UK is home to global leaders in Earth observation, satellite communications and climate modelling. But our unique value is not ... of science fiction or government astronauts but the new commun-ications superhighway of the new global economy That’s why...
