{"id":49570,"date":"2025-03-12T18:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/multi-orbit-operators-pitch-the-value-of-resiliency-and-network-optionality\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:38:55","slug":"multi-orbit-operators-pitch-the-value-of-resiliency-and-network-optionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/multi-orbit-operators-pitch-the-value-of-resiliency-and-network-optionality\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Orbit Operators Pitch the Value of Resiliency and Network Optionality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New startups and strategic partnerships are coming together to provide resiliency and network options to an increasingly critical multi-orbit landscape. That was the message from executives involved in building and providing multi-orbit satellite system options at SATELLITE. <\/p>\n<p>Yahsat Space Services CEO Ali Al Hashemi spoke on the panel on Tuesday the same day that Yahsat\u2019s parent company, Space42, announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Viasat to explore ecosystem partnership options for developing a 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) initiative. Al Hashemi said that while Yahsat mostly operates in Geostationary Orbit (GEO), the company is exploring direct-to-device applications and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations for the future. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9apgmHRQCugYBeBD5Cyq_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20420DGTL_-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9apgmHRQCugYBeBD5Cyq_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20420DGTL_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9apgmHRQCugYBeBD5Cyq_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20420DGTL_-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9apgmHRQCugYBeBD5Cyq_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20420DGTL_-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9apgmHRQCugYBeBD5Cyq_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20420DGTL_.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2025 Day 4 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Eutelsat Group CEO Eva Berneke said that 2025 will be the year when Eutelsat ramps up constellation activity. Eutelsat operates 35 Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites and the OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of more than 600 satellites. <\/p>\n<p>With recent geopolitical tension between the U.S. and Europe over the war in Ukraine, some European leaders have been calling for European alternatives to SpaceX\u2019s Starlink connectivity. Berneke recently authored an op-ed calling Europe to secure its strategic autonomy in space. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe priority is making sure that all verticals are served,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have a lot of government interest into providing alternatives to starting across multiple uses in government and military use. So ramping up around the EU, complementing our existing strong team positions for connectivity, is key.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6bd31ecf4be;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6bd31ecf4be = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6bd31ecf4c0').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6bd31ecf4c0'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eutelsat is finalizing integrating talent from the OneWeb merger. \u201cWe are now one and a half years down the road of that, but there\u2019s still quite some work to make sure that we have a fully functional one single team,\u201d Berneke added. <\/p>\n<p>The focus of Rivada Space Networks, founded in 2022 by CEO Declan Ganley, is getting ready for launch next year. There has been some uncertainty around Rivada\u2019s progress, but Ganley announced this week the company plans to deploy its first satellites in 2026. Rivada is continuing to raise capital, build up its team, and build up its order backlog with customers. The company is working to build the Outernet, an interconnected network of satellites in LEO for secure, enterprise connectivity. Ganley said there has been increased interest recently in Rivada\u2019s approach. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of what we call new demand out there in the environment,\u201d Ganley said. \u201cThe recent spate of cable attacks and the changing global environment is certainly driving demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neo Space Group, the space company formed in 2024 and owned by Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereign wealth fund, is considering options in satellite ownership and operation. Today, the company has \u201ca lot of irons in the fire,\u201d according to the company CEO Martijn Blanken. \u201cWe are working hard to build a global marketplace,\u201d he said, with the company working on a number of \u201cglobal plays.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When asked about strategic positioning in the market, Al Hashemi said there\u2019s no one answer. \u201cWe are trying to do an open architectural system that can cater for all the stakeholders that want to join the direct-to-device initiative,\u201d he said. \u201cNetwork consolidation will be the answer. It all depends on the needs of the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ganley believes that connectivity as a service is the future. \u201cStarlink is a global broadband provider which provides a last mile solution that is anchored to the internet,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t do that. We\u2019re going to do something very different to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained Rivada\u2019s concept of the Outernet, which he described as the world\u2019s first completely self-contained global communications network. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat means that we don\u2019t need to touch anybody else\u2019s network. It\u2019s completely gateway-less architecture so that you can maintain data sovereignty, data residency, data security, and just avoid the harm of the subsea cables and the gateways and the stuff that everything else has to go through,\u201d Ganley said. \u201cIt\u2019s the best way to avoid being hijacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When competing in the market, it does not make sense to go head-to-head with Starlink on the same use cases, said Berneke. \u201cIt makes sense to focus on different use cases, and present an absolutely fantastic consumer product that is very standardized, very easy to install and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6bd31ecfd2f;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6bd31ecfd2f = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6bd31ecfd30').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6bd31ecfd30'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eutelsat works with many markets, including maritime and government users. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s also a lot of users that simply want multiple sources of supply, even in the cases where we are head to head,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of our customers say they want alternatives. They don\u2019t want to be caught in a potential monopoly situation with a single supplier. They want to have multiple solutions.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re also looking for a resilience process, and which is also the whole argument behind a multi-orbit partnership, Berneke said. \u201cYou want resiliency in the networks. You want to have the best of both worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was noted in the discussion that there are gaps in the market for multi-orbit use, especially in places like the Middle East  and East Africa. \u201cMany governments want to have a level of control over the infrastructure that they need in times of trouble,\u201d Blanken said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaudi Arabia will argue that they live in a somewhat challenging neighborhood, and it\u2019s not necessarily as stable as other parts of the world. They want a level of control if problems do arise. That in itself is a reason to invest in the infrastructure,\u201d he said. \u201cFor those countries, based on economical grounds, and on data sovereignty grounds, it doesn\u2019t really matter how much it costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ganley said they have been talking with customers about data sovereignty, data residency and data security for years now. \u201cYou don\u2019t actually have to build your own network to audit the trail of your data. There are other ways that you can achieve that data sovereignty,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s an awareness that there needs to be multiple alternatives. It\u2019s not even a multi-orbit thing. It\u2019s just having optionality and having flexibility so that you can ensure that you\u2019ve got sovereignty data, etc, in a manner that is not subject to the high winds of political change and disruptive times that we are in.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 533:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/b7jQyTMNRzajQXmoCvbz_CASR-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/b7jQyTMNRzajQXmoCvbz_CASR-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/b7jQyTMNRzajQXmoCvbz_CASR-800x532.jpg 800w, 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