{"id":58388,"date":"2020-12-22T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/via-satellites-top-stories-of-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:09:33","slug":"via-satellites-top-stories-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/via-satellites-top-stories-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Via Satellite\u2019s Top Stories of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2020 was eventful for the satellite industry in many ways. From the FCC<\/strong>\u2018s final C-band spectrum clearing offer, to the Intelsat<\/strong> and OneWeb<\/strong> bankruptcies (and OneWeb\u2019s sale), and SpaceX<\/strong>\u2018s numerous s Starlink satellite launches throughout the year. Here is a look back at some of Via Satellite<\/em>\u2018s most popular stories and most-read executive interviews of the year.<\/p>\n

FCC Approves Public C-Band Auction<\/h3>\n

The FCC sealed the fate of satellite operators in the C-band spectrum in February, voting 3-5 to expand flexible use of the spectrum for 5G deployment, requiring satellite operators to clear the spectrum.<\/p>\n

Chapter 11 Filing Gives Intelsat Leverage in C-Band Auction <\/h3>\n

Intelsat made clear that its desire to receive accelerated relocation payments for clearing C-band spectrum was a factor in the operator filing for bankruptcy in May.<\/p>\n

In the Eye of the Storm: Greg Wyler Breaks Cover to Talk OneWeb<\/h3>\n

OneWeb founder Greg Wyler gave Via Satellite<\/em> an exclusive interview after OneWeb filed for bankruptcy in March, sharing how the situation has affected him on both a personal and professional level.<\/p>\n

Rocket Lab Launch Failure Was a \u2018Kick in the Teeth\u2019 for In-Space, CEO Says<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe were looking at the telemetry and going \u2014 \u2018This isn\u2019t right. This isn\u2019t right. Something is definitely going wrong,\u201d said Doug Liddle, CEO of In-Space<\/b>, recounting what it was like to watch a launch carrying his team\u2019s satellite fail.<\/p>\n

Eutelsat CEO Says Satellite Operators are \u2018Too Small,\u2019 Industry Consolidation Needed to Stay Competitive<\/h3>\n

Eutelsat<\/strong> CEO Rodolphe Belmer talks about consolidation in the industry, the upcoming start of KONNECT service, Low-Earth Orbit Orbit (LEO) constellations, and the future in Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Over \u2014 Comtech and Gilat Terminate Merger<\/h3>\n

The merger of Comtech<\/strong> and Gilat Satellite Networks<\/strong> did not come to pass. The two companies announced in October that they terminated their merger agreement, and Comtech agreed to pay Gilat $70 million.<\/p>\n

SpaceX Launches Public \u2018Better Than Nothing Beta\u2019 for Starlink With $99\/Month Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SpaceX began to roll out public beta testing for the Starlink constellation, giving some long-awaited insight into its satellite internet service \u2014 including the antenna price.<\/p>\n

New Viasat CEO Baldridge Explains Global Approach in Light of Eutelsat Deal<\/h3>\n

In his first interview with Via Satellite<\/em>, new Viasat<\/strong> CEO Rick Baldridge talked about the deal to acquire EBI, the operator\u2019s global ambitions, as well as what it will be like to follow in the footsteps of Viasat founder Mark Dankberg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The year 2020 was eventful for the satellite industry in many ways. From the FCC\u2018s final C-band spectrum clearing offer, to the Intelsat and OneWeb bankruptcies (and OneWeb\u2019s sale), and SpaceX\u2018s numerous s Starlink satellite launches throughout the year. Here is a look back at some of Via Satellite\u2018s most popular stories and most-read executive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}