{"id":65662,"date":"2018-03-22T00:23:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/satellite-2018-is-over-but-many-talking-points-remain\/"},"modified":"2018-03-22T00:23:30","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T16:23:30","slug":"satellite-2018-is-over-but-many-talking-points-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/satellite-2018-is-over-but-many-talking-points-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"SATELLITE 2018 is over, but Many Talking Points Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SATELLITE 2018 can now be consigned to history. What an event it was! So many great speakers and panels. It is by far the biggest and best event in the satellite industry, and yet again it did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>There were so many talking points, it will be hard to mention them all here. But, there are one or two observations I will make. First, from my perspective, and as the Program Chair of the CyberSat Summit, it was noticeable that cybersecurity seemed to be mentioned a lot more on panels than the previous year. It was even mentioned quite a few times by Mark Dankberg on our opening general session. Also, the other trend I noticed (and maybe a fairly obvious one) is that developments in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) dominated discussions. There is definitely huge momentum, and the next question will be who the winners and losers will be.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GOamGTdROSusQdXRDUQw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GOamGTdROSusQdXRDUQw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GOamGTdROSusQdXRDUQw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL-1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GOamGTdROSusQdXRDUQw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GOamGTdROSusQdXRDUQw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the April 2018 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>As for this issue, we focus away from SATELLITE and toward two other major events in the calendar \u2013 NAB, and the National Space Symposium. To this end, we have an exclusive interview with Senator Bill Nelson talking about the U.S. government\u2019s use for satellite communications. <\/p>\n<p>We also have a number of interviews with key players in Latin America\u2019s DTH market, and look at how the players here are dealing with emerging threats of OTT and different patterns of consumption. It is an interesting time to be a pay-TV player, that is for sure.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy this edition of Via Satellite and thank you for your support at SATELLITE. While the weather was pretty cold at SATELLITE this year, things are definitely heating up in the industry for the rest of the year. <\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407241:  \/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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23y6LoNlTTWYQ1KrCqaQ_wordcloud2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23y6LoNlTTWYQ1KrCqaQ_wordcloud2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23y6LoNlTTWYQ1KrCqaQ_wordcloud2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23y6LoNlTTWYQ1KrCqaQ_wordcloud2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/23y6LoNlTTWYQ1KrCqaQ_wordcloud2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t10 Trends that will Define NewSpace in 2018<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407228:  \/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 width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zhWtwdVGRPmem51wu6go_First_Class_Private_Suite_-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zhWtwdVGRPmem51wu6go_First_Class_Private_Suite_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zhWtwdVGRPmem51wu6go_First_Class_Private_Suite_-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zhWtwdVGRPmem51wu6go_First_Class_Private_Suite_-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/zhWtwdVGRPmem51wu6go_First_Class_Private_Suite_.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tEmirates Could Have 1.3 Million Connections a Month by End of Year<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407247:  \/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 width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cCqEhEHbS7aTpVwSjZgx_oroville-dam-20160904-full-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cCqEhEHbS7aTpVwSjZgx_oroville-dam-20160904-full-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cCqEhEHbS7aTpVwSjZgx_oroville-dam-20160904-full-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cCqEhEHbS7aTpVwSjZgx_oroville-dam-20160904-full-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cCqEhEHbS7aTpVwSjZgx_oroville-dam-20160904-full-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tEO from LEO: Earth Observation Going Mainstream<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407235:  \/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 width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bZJttGgEQhmeR7iiDVV4_ThinkstockPhotos-683716072-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bZJttGgEQhmeR7iiDVV4_ThinkstockPhotos-683716072-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bZJttGgEQhmeR7iiDVV4_ThinkstockPhotos-683716072-800x531.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bZJttGgEQhmeR7iiDVV4_ThinkstockPhotos-683716072-640x425.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bZJttGgEQhmeR7iiDVV4_ThinkstockPhotos-683716072.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tEvolving Cybersecurity in the NewSpace Era<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407254:  \/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 width=\"300\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A5SQSRYdQ2Gg0GfUJW4p_Flickr_Kees_Torn-300x177.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A5SQSRYdQ2Gg0GfUJW4p_Flickr_Kees_Torn-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A5SQSRYdQ2Gg0GfUJW4p_Flickr_Kees_Torn-800x472.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A5SQSRYdQ2Gg0GfUJW4p_Flickr_Kees_Torn-640x378.jpg 640w, 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What an event it was! So many great speakers and panels. It is by far the biggest and best event in the satellite industry, and yet again it did not disappoint. There were so many talking points, it will be hard to mention them all here. But, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65663,"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-65662","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\/65662"}],"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=65662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}