September 2023
Satellite manufacturing - building to size, speed and security
... and Bob Twiggs who developed the CubeSat standard widely used by the small satellite community. Together, we aimed to set the foundation for small satellite solutions. Size has, by definition, been a key factor in the smallsat revolution. To match...
October 2023
The impact of weather on Ka-band frequencies
...About the author John Yates is CEO of Atheras Analytics and has 35 years’ experience in the commercial satellite communications sector. After completing a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering and Electronics at the University of Nottingham and a post...
October 2024
Virtualisation of the satellite sector
... using virtualised products from vendors. Virtualisation is also steadily being adopted for satellite communications as well”. Satcoms Innovation Group Standards The satellite sector lags behind the telco sector by around a decade in this regard. The...
September 2025
AI cybersecurity - challenges in space
... that a compromise in one node could potentially propagate to others, or coordinated attacks could target the inter-satellite communication links and distributed AI algorithms that govern constellation behaviour. Verifying the collective security and...
October 2025
Satellite technology - from operational challenges to strategic opportunities
... must overcome spectrum management and system integration hurdles, regardless of the type of satellite they are developing The satellite communications market is expanding rapidly but faces significant challenges. Congestion and competition for radio...
October 2025
Software defined satellites and the ground segment
... and management systems. Rigidity in both space and ground segments has, to a certain degree, constrained satellite communications. Unfortunately, the process of virtualising the ground segment is far from straightforward. However, if ground...
