{"id":66305,"date":"2018-01-22T23:02:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/sabbagh-ses-is-a-lonely-voice-in-the-industry\/"},"modified":"2018-01-22T23:02:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T15:02:49","slug":"sabbagh-ses-is-a-lonely-voice-in-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/sabbagh-ses-is-a-lonely-voice-in-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabbagh: SES is a \u201cLonely Voice\u201d in the Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SES was the talk of World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) late last year when it announced a major new strategic initiative, mPower, through O3b. SES has contracted with Boeing Satellite Systems, to build seven super-powered Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. The constellation will have 30,000 fully-shapeable and steerable beams that can be shifted and switched in real time to align with customers\u2019 quickly changing growth opportunities. It was a major move by the operator as it looks to expand into new growth markets. Here, SES CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh talks about the operator\u2019s new vision and how it will remain relevant and thrive in an IOT world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE<\/em>: Lets start with the O3b<\/strong> <strong>mPower announcement back in September. What is the significance of this from an SES perspective? When did it crystalize in your mind?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ASZ1O0laQmiRyJMJ2Vjg_01_VS_010118_Cover_DGTL-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ASZ1O0laQmiRyJMJ2Vjg_01_VS_010118_Cover_DGTL-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ASZ1O0laQmiRyJMJ2Vjg_01_VS_010118_Cover_DGTL-800x599.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ASZ1O0laQmiRyJMJ2Vjg_01_VS_010118_Cover_DGTL-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ASZ1O0laQmiRyJMJ2Vjg_01_VS_010118_Cover_DGTL.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the January\/February 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><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> The significance is one of advancing our thinking and execution around the concept of a scalable capabilities system. Flexibility and scalability have been at the center of our investment decisions over the past four years, and O3b mPower elevates the execution of these principles to an unprecedented level. At the end, we want to be able to bring optimized solutions to clients in data-centric markets, and this has to do with performance, economics, time-to-market, and future-proofness. To hit all these notes rightly, you have to have in the first place a flexible and scalable network architecture.<\/p>\n<p>These principles are not new, and they were in fact part of my first public comments back in 2014. The current O3b system was already quite advanced at the time and gave us a first tangible demonstration of these attributes under the umbrella of a distributed network. It provided up to this point in time the greatest level of flexibility, i.e. delivering a service to any client anywhere within the visible Earth for the system, and scalability, i.e. augmenting the performance of the system in an evolutionary manner as new assets are added to the constellation.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding these unique attributes, we realized early on that the demand for more performance will further accelerate while the requirements will be more fragmented. So we needed to think about improving and democratizing these MEO capabilities. You have to remember that O3b was initially designed to provide very high throughput to a small number of clients each with very high bandwidth requirements. The evolution we were looking for was one where we could further advance the throughput performance while achieving greater flexibility and scalability on the bandwidth in order to serve and empower a much larger market. And the economics had to be transformative in order to unlock these new markets.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c430f44d6e;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_6a6c430f44d6e = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f44d70').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f44d70'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE: <\/em>So this was a decision two years in the making?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> The thinking to expand our MEO system as the business develops has been integral to our initial investment in O3b. This was central to Romain Bausch\u2019s thinking when he championed SES\u2019 first investment in O3b back in 2009. So the decision to frame the next development is part of the nominal planning process we had in place for our MEO system. What is new, and you can associate that to the past two years, is how we started envisaging the transformational leap in performance and economics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE:<\/em> Could you clarify the speeds with the new satellites?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> The first seven satellites of the new system will bring multi-terabits of productivity. We can scale this up as we add new assets into the constellation. Having said that, this is not a race about scale and speed but it is the SES path for further differentiation in order to achieve greater flexibility and scalability in delivering optimized communication solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE:<\/em> When we started the conversation with O3b a few years ago, there was talk of 100 plus satellites. Where do you stand on that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> Let\u2019s separate the principle from the known execution. The principle when referring to 100 plus satellites is one of underscoring the scalability of the system, and our unique path to achieving a truly distributed network. The known execution is that we will scale our capabilities in sync with the pace of market development. On the one hand, we don\u2019t want to do too much too early; on the other hand, we don\u2019t want to fall in the trap of doing too little too late. With our next generation MEO capabilities (that is, O3b mPower) and the unfolding thinking on our next generation GEO capabilities, we are occupying the sweetest spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE<\/em>: There has been a lot of talk about these mega-constellations<\/strong> <strong>and the capacity they will bring.<\/strong> <strong>How much actual demand is there for this type of capacity?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh: <\/strong>Many of the symptoms that have been described reflect an evolving cycle of technology and capital as posited by Carlota Perez (I invite you to read her book). The first 30 years or so, you have what is referred to as <em>Installation<\/em>. This is characterized by rapid growth as new technological infrastructure is put in place. This phase is funded by financial capital, derived from investment and speculation. This tends to lead to a speculative frenzy, resulting in a \u201ctransition.\u201d It sounds familiar in the context of our industry.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Installation period, you reach a turning point, which I\u2019ve referred to a couple of times during my public remarks in Paris, and it is about <em>Transition<\/em>. Unlike Perez, I don\u2019t see it as a storm. It is in fact a turning point, underpinned by strategy- and technology-based transformations.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c430f454db;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_6a6c430f454db = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f454dc').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f454dc'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This transition disrupts the prevalent industry, generating something more productive and more oriented towards solutions and services \u2014 not brute technology infrastructure only.<\/p>\n<p>The next phase is therefore defined as <em>Deployment<\/em>. You\u2019re de-facto in a new golden age with steady growth. Future-proof technology is rolled out, funded by production capital derived from profits \u2014 exactly what we\u2019re doing with O3b mPower \u2014 and leads to technological maturity.<\/p>\n<p>Every golden age in the technology field has been more likely to involve more collaboration and partnership, a general shift from products to services, from tangible to intangibles, and from mass production to customization. It certainly sounds familiar with what we\u2019re doing at SES.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of such an industry transition, there are three main paths: one, weather the transition; two, fortify by consolidation; and three, build for the future. At SES we are on the latter path.<\/p>\n<p>In the first path, weather the transition, it is a Kodak-like scenario. You try to delay the inevitable, you stand behind the facade of a legacy business and performance, but all you\u2019re doing is delaying the challenge of building for the future. The longer you wait, the more likely that your performance would have deteriorated to a point where even if you try to move the needle on transformation you\u2019re doing too little too late.<\/p>\n<p>In the second path, you\u2019re still trying to preserve the past and are relying on economically challenged conditions in a said industry to enhance your own trajectory by consolidating market players. This may get you going for few more years, but you\u2019re again delaying the required effort of transforming your business. And your incumbency status would have become more substantive and, in fact, difficult to transform.<\/p>\n<p>Finally in the third path, you\u2018re investing in future capabilities, and you\u2019re doing so in a flexible and scalable manner, avoiding the risk of doing too much too early. In this model, you\u2019re focused on specific markets where you have a clear right-to-win. This is the goal we have set for ourselves. In this scenario, there is greater integration among players in order to serve new business models; there is also rationalization of assets and investments. It is certainly the most demanding path, and we\u2019re well underway.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>VIA SATELLITE:<\/strong><\/em><strong> Has the industry been slow to change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> The answer is yes, and it is the predicament of every industry where there is a well-established playbook that yields rich economic returns. Again, if you go back to my earlier comments on technology phases, we have a unique opportunity to set the foundation for a new golden age if we\u2019re willing to lead the required transition.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c430f45a2f;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_6a6c430f45a2f = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f45a30').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c430f45a30'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE<\/em>: Has O3b really done the job<\/strong> <strong>it set out to, as there are four billion people still not connected?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> It certainly made a difference, and SES Networks has amply reported on the impact they have had by connecting countries, communities and economies. As I noted earlier, I believe that this is journey and not a static end-point. This ambition will continue to guide and inspire us.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>VIA SATELLITE: <\/strong><\/em><strong>When these new satellites go up, what will be the revenue mix between traditional broadcasting and data?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> I would envisage a point in time around the end of this decade or early in the next one where our revenue mix is more or less balanced between video and networks. So even before O3b mPower has had its full impact on our business, the mix of revenues would have evolved markedly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>VIA SATELLITE:<\/strong><\/em><strong> SES Networks talked about doubling revenues in five years. That seems fairly bullish. Is that realistic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> It is certainly our ambition, and this should give you a good entr\u00e9e-en-scene for your discussion with Steve Collar (CEO, SES Networks) in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>VIA SATELLITE<\/em>: Were you surprised that the Intelsat\/OneWeb deal<\/strong> <strong>fell through?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> The question remains \u201cWhat is the industrial logic for these two operators to come together, and how a not-yet-operational start-up can fit in the operating model of an incumbent?\u201d As a student of strategy and management, I consider that these are the two essential questions for framing adequately the tie-up consideration.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>VIA SATELLITE: <\/strong><\/em><strong>Is the global standalone GEO operator about to become a thing of the past?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbagh:<\/strong> I can only speak about the choices we made, and they all go in the direction of empowering the business of our clients through flexible satellite-enabled services. So interestingly you retain the FSS acronym, and you transform the core meaning from fixed (legacy) to flexible (present and future).<\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 286:  \/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=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zHZzEMkQe6SZuuXXU6g6_Maritime_Network-300x198.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zHZzEMkQe6SZuuXXU6g6_Maritime_Network-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zHZzEMkQe6SZuuXXU6g6_Maritime_Network-800x528.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zHZzEMkQe6SZuuXXU6g6_Maritime_Network-640x423.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zHZzEMkQe6SZuuXXU6g6_Maritime_Network.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\tChange ahead for Pullmantur as Satellite Tech Evolves<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 284:  \/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=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mi7cbVFxS8OVABowkHt1_Belme_Big4-300x191.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mi7cbVFxS8OVABowkHt1_Belme_Big4-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mi7cbVFxS8OVABowkHt1_Belme_Big4-800x509.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mi7cbVFxS8OVABowkHt1_Belme_Big4-640x408.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Mi7cbVFxS8OVABowkHt1_Belme_Big4.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\tEutelsat\u2019s Belmer: Video Still Holds Key to Successful Future<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 287:  \/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=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mphuCJyfSmeGuqqTBVHe_Satellite_Past-300x206.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mphuCJyfSmeGuqqTBVHe_Satellite_Past-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mphuCJyfSmeGuqqTBVHe_Satellite_Past-800x549.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mphuCJyfSmeGuqqTBVHe_Satellite_Past-640x440.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mphuCJyfSmeGuqqTBVHe_Satellite_Past.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\tFollowing the Stars of Satellite\u2019s Past<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 288:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eJF3E0llSJ2DfLJj4hzi_Opinion_Bubbles_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\tRegulating Innovative Activities; In-Orbit Servicing<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 330:  \/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=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11nGj1phRsqRbEgWWjGr_Sat_Exec_Nominees_2017-300x226.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11nGj1phRsqRbEgWWjGr_Sat_Exec_Nominees_2017-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11nGj1phRsqRbEgWWjGr_Sat_Exec_Nominees_2017-800x604.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11nGj1phRsqRbEgWWjGr_Sat_Exec_Nominees_2017-640x483.png 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/11nGj1phRsqRbEgWWjGr_Sat_Exec_Nominees_2017.png 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 Executive of the Year Nominees for 2017<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 281:  \/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=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9ZMu58STXiFCbTLv4yFu_Steve_Spengler_Big4-300x188.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9ZMu58STXiFCbTLv4yFu_Steve_Spengler_Big4-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9ZMu58STXiFCbTLv4yFu_Steve_Spengler_Big4-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9ZMu58STXiFCbTLv4yFu_Steve_Spengler_Big4-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9ZMu58STXiFCbTLv4yFu_Steve_Spengler_Big4.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\tSpengler Maps out 2018 for Intelsat After Eventful 2017<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 283:  \/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\/2017\/01\/EywI2G3GSmmAsB2EJLsB_Goldber_Big4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EywI2G3GSmmAsB2EJLsB_Goldber_Big4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EywI2G3GSmmAsB2EJLsB_Goldber_Big4-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EywI2G3GSmmAsB2EJLsB_Goldber_Big4-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EywI2G3GSmmAsB2EJLsB_Goldber_Big4.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\tTelesat and LEO: Goldberg Answers the Burning Question<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 290:  \/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\/2017\/01\/wsmNMjS1STeh3BPrdMd8_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\/2017\/01\/wsmNMjS1STeh3BPrdMd8_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/wsmNMjS1STeh3BPrdMd8_EdNote_Header_Web-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/wsmNMjS1STeh3BPrdMd8_EdNote_Header_Web-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/wsmNMjS1STeh3BPrdMd8_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\tUnease the Prevailing Feeling at CABSAT<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 328:  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SES has contracted with Boeing Satellite Systems, to build seven super-powered Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. The constellation will have 30,000 fully-shapeable and steerable beams that can be shifted and switched [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66306,"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-66305","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\/66305"}],"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=66305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}