{"id":49588,"date":"2025-03-11T21:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/tech-leaders-talk-up-quantum-new-manufacturing-technologies-and-telecoms-integration\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:48:34","slug":"tech-leaders-talk-up-quantum-new-manufacturing-technologies-and-telecoms-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/tech-leaders-talk-up-quantum-new-manufacturing-technologies-and-telecoms-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Leaders Talk Up Quantum, New Manufacturing Technologies, and Telecoms Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Satellite industry CTOs talked up novel manufacturing techniques, integration with terrestrial networks, including direct-to-device connectivity, and a new market for satellite services in quantum key distribution, during a panel at SATELLITE on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Xavier Bertr\u00e1n, the chief product and innovation officer for Luxembourg-based provider SES, made the case for radical changes in the way the industry does business.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MjQ1Bw8S1G134M9O5Wvw_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20320DGTL_-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\/MjQ1Bw8S1G134M9O5Wvw_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20320DGTL_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MjQ1Bw8S1G134M9O5Wvw_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20320DGTL_-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MjQ1Bw8S1G134M9O5Wvw_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20320DGTL_-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MjQ1Bw8S1G134M9O5Wvw_VS_ShowDaily20202520Day20320DGTL_.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 3 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>\u201cWe\u2019re currently being very heavily disrupted,\u201d he said, in an apparent reference to the rapid expansion of Starlink. \u201cWhat\u2019s needed is a fundamental shift in the legacy business model. That has to change.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bertr\u00e1n called for a greater emphasis on efficiency and using cost-effective products off the shelf rather than tailoring unique boutique solutions each time.<\/p>\n<p>That change is happening already, Bertr\u00e1n said. \u201cYou\u2019re seeing a shift in manufacturing. Previously, there was a lot of integration of components with a lot of harnesses, very complicated,\u201d causing issues in the assembly process. \u201cYou\u2019re seeing a move away from harnesses, to more integrated circuits, more [component] stacking, more higher volume, higher scalability solutions,\u201d he said. These changes will shorten lead times and mission planning cycles, he added.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68cc910c631;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_6a68cc910c631 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68cc910c632').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68cc910c632'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Antonio Abad Mart\u00edn, CTO and COO for Hispasat, said the development of megaconstellations in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) offered a different perspective on satellite manufacture from the much larger single Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites which had traditionally been the bread-and-butter of the industry<\/p>\n<p>The LEO constellations made very different demands on manufacturers. A single, boutique GEO satellite had to be completely reliable, he said, because if it failed, the service failed. In LEO constellations, \u201cbecause of their numbers, some of them can fail and the service will still be there, still be provided,\u201d they can afford a lower level of reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The more efficient mass production of satellites was key for the new LEO constellations, allowing their owners to vertically integrate and scale.<\/p>\n<p>The commodification of satellite manufacture would have other advantages too, argued Mark Dickinson, CTO of Neo Space Group. \u201cWe\u2019ve all worked on satellites that have been delayed by weeks or months because of one part from one supplier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>These new techniques in engineering and manufacturing pioneered by the LEO constellations are bringing prices down as well, Dickinson added, but warned the harsh environment of space imposes a definite limit on quality compromises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is going to thank you for building the cheapest possible spacecraft if it doesn\u2019t work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Martin pointed out that emerging technologies, quantum computing and quantum communications, would open up a whole new market for satellite services. Quantum computing will shortly allow computers powerful enough to break most contemporary asymmetric encryption algorithms. Quantum encryption uses the extraordinary properties of the very smallest subatomic particles to protect communications from interception and monitoring. But any global system employing it would need satellites to distribute the encryption keys, Martin said, because the optical properties of the key meant it could travel a maximum of 100 kilometers on a fibre optic cable. Satellites could deliver them anywhere on earth using lasers.<\/p>\n<p>Hispasat has invested 100 million euros in quantum key distribution technology which would be integrated into a satellite being launched in 2028. \u201cBy 2029,\u201d he said, \u201cwe will be able to do quantum key distribution over a third of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also offered a corrective to the excitement over direct-to-device satellite communications. \u201cThe question is what kind of experience will customers get and how much will they pay for it,\u201d asked Dickinson. He noted that T-Mobile is charging $15 per month for text messaging service, and questioned whether there are enough people who will pay that price to truly realize the $30 billion market that has been predicted. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68cc910cb2b;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_6a68cc910cb2b = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68cc910cb2c').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68cc910cb2c'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bertran suggested the real future of direct to device will serve as a complement to other sources of connectivity. \u201cSome sectors are interested\u201d in such a service, he said. \u201cThere is a space there,\u201d he said, \u201cBut will there be many players? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paradoxically, Telespazio Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Marco Brancati said the extraordinary growth in satellite capacity, a result of improving technology, growing numbers of constellations and the emergence of multi-orbit networks, could only be \u201crealized and properly managed if we put necessary intelligence on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning would, he predicted, will soon be allocating users the bandwidth they need and then routing their traffic across the service providers network in the most efficient way \u2014 taking account of system capacity, traffic load and even weather predictions.<\/p>\n<p>That \u201cintelligence on the ground,\u201d he predicted, would be \u201cthe key to the efficient use of this additional capacity and to the success of multi-orbit strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson said he is growing impatient with predictions about the new multi-orbit world. \u201cWe heard a lot of predictions about multi-orbit \u2026 A lot of money has been spent, but we haven\u2019t really seen a system optimized for that. It\u2019s time for delivery.\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 527:  \/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\/0QZrxca6Snul0LTNOitp_Z6C_9086-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0QZrxca6Snul0LTNOitp_Z6C_9086-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0QZrxca6Snul0LTNOitp_Z6C_9086-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0QZrxca6Snul0LTNOitp_Z6C_9086-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/0QZrxca6Snul0LTNOitp_Z6C_9086.jpg 1280w\" 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