Articles tagged: software-defined satellites

• October 2025 Software defined satellites and the ground segment

  ...to increase operational resilience and reduce signal delay in mission-critical scenarios. We are heading towards a future where software-defined satellites become the norm rather than the exception While intersatellite links reduce the need for dense...

  • ground segment
  • intelligent network orchestration
  • satcom industry
  • software-defined satellites
  Authors: Rico Behlke    
• October 2024 Virtualisation of the satellite sector

  ... existing capacity. Platforms must now be dynamic, embrace open standards and support software defined satellites, multi-orbit and terrestrial networks. Software-defined satellite. Artist’s impression of Eutelsat Quantum, Europe’s first commercial...

  • Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium
  • Digital transformation
  • ground network virtualisation
  • Satcoms Innovation Group
  Authors: Helen Weedon    
• November 2021 Space insurance and the future of risk management

  ... is based on risk and would never move forward without looking forward. As reusable rockets, 3D-printed engines, software-defined satellites and commercial space station supply missions become the norm, the industry is looking beyond the status ...

  • mission coverage
  • Piiq Risk Partners
  • satellite insurance
  • space insurance
  Authors: Philip Smaje    
• 24 September 2025 Cybersecurity, cosmic weather and Europa’s secrets

  ... role in human spaceflight, James Woodburn’s survey of the transformation of satellite technology, and Rico Behlke’s look at the revolution promised by software-defined satellites. International perspectives are provided by veteran space writer Brian...