{"id":65666,"date":"2018-03-21T21:28:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T13:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/has-maritime-reached-the-tipping-point-for-satellite\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T13:28:03","slug":"has-maritime-reached-the-tipping-point-for-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/has-maritime-reached-the-tipping-point-for-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Maritime Reached the Tipping Point for Satellite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one truth the satellite industry universally accepts, it is that mobility is key to the future. Broadcasting cost-effectively one-to-many has always been satellite\u2019s secret sauce. In a world being spanned by terrestrial wireless and high-capacity fiber, however, the other sure bet is on moving objects that can never be tethered to a wire or fiber and that spend part of their time beyond cellular coverage. <\/p>\n<p>Since Inmarsat launched its first satellite, maritime has been the go-to mobility market for satellite. Over the past 20 years, the data demands of ships, drilling and production platforms gradually outgrew the capacity limits and pricing model of that company, which opened opportunities for Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) to serve higher-demand customers. It also justified Inmarsat\u2019s launch of the I-5 fleet and introduction of Global Xpress.<\/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>And yet\u2026 and yet. Maritime may also be the poster child for frustration in satellite markets. Containers carry about 90 percent of the world\u2019s non-bulk cargo (oil, gas, grains) worldwide. But it remains a remarkably fragmented industry. A 2017 study by Clarksons Research revealed that the world\u2019s 89,000 ships were spread across 24,000 owners, which works out to less than four vessels per owner. The top three operators at the start of 2017 owned just 1,550 vessels, or less than 2 percent of the total. As small-to-midsize companies, ship owners tend to be extraordinarily cost-conscious. They have accepted maritime satcom as an unavoidable safety measure but it is not as though they ever want their officers or crew to actually use the terminals.  <\/p>\n<h2>Paying for a Happy Crew<\/h2>\n<p>But there is so much that high-quality communications can contribute to a voyage. It improves the morale of crew and officers \u2014 and that matters at a time when the maritime industry expects to face a hiring shortfall of more than 360,000 mariners by 2050, according to a recent report. <\/p>\n<p>Mariners spend from a few months to a year at sea. They leave behind family and friends to sail with a rotating cast of strangers and lose easy access to the normal amenities of life, from entertainment to education. Access to email and social media, Netflix and live sports, make a big difference. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b339ad6ec0;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_6a6b339ad6ec0 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b339ad6ec2').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b339ad6ec2'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But crew welfare communications can be a red flag for ship owners. The cost of bandwidth can produce real sticker shock, so most owners do all they can to restrict access to communications, even when it can make running a fleet more difficult or dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>ITC Global is a service provider that has developed an intriguing solution to this dilemma. Its Crew Live service separates services for the ship from services for the personal use of the crew. It provides crew members with individual pay-as-you-go accounts, so that they can make decisions about how much online access they need. Just announced this month, the service includes a library of movies and TV series. <\/p>\n<p>The more predictable needs of the ship are met by the ship\u2019s own account and, in the event of emergency, the capacity reserved for the crew is available to the ship. Service is delivered over the global Panasonic network, and includes the shipboard hardware, software and management services. <\/p>\n<p>It sounds simple, but the impact can be profound. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing more than 30,000 registered crew members use an average of 1 gigabit of data per month,\u201d says ITC Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ian Dawkins. Yet ship owners don\u2019t have a problem \u2014 because the money being spent is not theirs, and their own spending goes to greater safety, efficiency and productivity for the vessel. <\/p>\n<h2>Keeping the Bananas Cool<\/h2>\n<p>If paying to keep the officers and crew happy is a relatively low priority for most ship owners, what is worth paying for? Happy customers, as it turns out.<\/p>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s largest shipping companies has found a way to make sure that bananas picked in the field and put into a shipping container reach their destination ready for sale.  Globecomm, an integrator and service provider, created an Internet of Things (IOT) solution in partnership with AT&amp;T and other vendors. They equip refrigerated shipping containers with temperature sensors and small computers. Each container keeps track of its temperature and reports it over a wireless link to a central computer aboard ship. Wherever the ship sails, the computer stays connected over Globecomm\u2019s satellite network to the shipping company\u2019s computers. <\/p>\n<p>The result? An accurate, real-time record of what went on inside the container, from the moment it was closed on one side of the ocean to the moment it is opened on the other. When a perishable cargo goes bad, somebody has to make good on it. This \u201cSatellite of Things\u201d solution makes sure the shipper does not pay for problems it did not cause \u2014 and that can be worth millions every year. <\/p>\n<h2>Tipping Point?<\/h2>\n<p>Has maritime communications reached the tipping point? Are customers ready to stop thinking of meaningful connectivity for ships and platforms at sea as a necessary evil and start seeing it as a value-add worth paying for? <\/p>\n<p> There is certainly plenty in the communications toolkit. Telemedicine services can keep crew members healthy and avoid emergency stops at the nearest port, which can cost millions in direct costs and foregone revenue. Digital ship applications can optimize fuel use, improve fleet management and reduce equipment failure and the resulting downtime. <\/p>\n<p>The path to future growth will run through applications like Crew Live and the \u201cSatellite of Things\u201d \u2014 creative combinations of satellite capacity and digital management systems that solve burning problems for the people who count the revenue and cost of every voyage. The last thing ship owners want is for anybody aboard to actually use that satellite-connected equipment \u2014 unless they know exactly how it helps put money in their pocket. <\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Robert Bell is executive director of the Space &amp; Satellite Professionals International. SSPI produces the Better Satellite World campaign, which dramatizes the immense contributions of space and satellite to life on Earth. More at www.bettersateliteworld.com.  <\/em><\/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 407261:  \/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\/ZbJ75MFWSZa95KiBDmUq_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZbJ75MFWSZa95KiBDmUq_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZbJ75MFWSZa95KiBDmUq_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL4-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZbJ75MFWSZa95KiBDmUq_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL4-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZbJ75MFWSZa95KiBDmUq_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL4.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\tKeeping Up with Important Trends, Emerging Tech in Media and Entertainment<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 407218:  \/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\/uWYfmISSMeJib3InpnKw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uWYfmISSMeJib3InpnKw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uWYfmISSMeJib3InpnKw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uWYfmISSMeJib3InpnKw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/uWYfmISSMeJib3InpnKw_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL2.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\tLatin America: DTH Wrestles for Mindshare<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407223:  \/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\/blcPcm4RMiyoIUGLYt4Z_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/blcPcm4RMiyoIUGLYt4Z_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/blcPcm4RMiyoIUGLYt4Z_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL3-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/blcPcm4RMiyoIUGLYt4Z_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL3-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/blcPcm4RMiyoIUGLYt4Z_01_VS_040118_Cover_DGTL3.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\tMegaconstellations: Recipe for Disaster or Biggest Opportunity Yet?<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 407267:  \/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=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vLX3iKUeQ6iXxlnPAEJB_tXooM5VsR0ukpPFIk98Y_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vLX3iKUeQ6iXxlnPAEJB_tXooM5VsR0ukpPFIk98Y_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vLX3iKUeQ6iXxlnPAEJB_tXooM5VsR0ukpPFIk98Y_EdNote_Header_Web-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vLX3iKUeQ6iXxlnPAEJB_tXooM5VsR0ukpPFIk98Y_EdNote_Header_Web-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vLX3iKUeQ6iXxlnPAEJB_tXooM5VsR0ukpPFIk98Y_EdNote_Header_Web.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\tSATELLITE 2018 is over, but Many Talking Points Remain<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 407212:  \/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\/D0LfllETSaCJ2cUcXn8A_social-fb-nelson-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D0LfllETSaCJ2cUcXn8A_social-fb-nelson-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D0LfllETSaCJ2cUcXn8A_social-fb-nelson-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D0LfllETSaCJ2cUcXn8A_social-fb-nelson-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D0LfllETSaCJ2cUcXn8A_social-fb-nelson-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\tSenator Nelson on the Way Forward to a Sustainable Space Future<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one truth the satellite industry universally accepts, it is that mobility is key to the future. Broadcasting cost-effectively one-to-many has always been satellite\u2019s secret sauce. 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