Last week’s
SATELLITE 2021 LEO Digital Forumfeatured many of the industry’s big hitters in a debate about how Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technologies and services will shape the future of the industry. Below, we list the 10 most essential moments and talking points to emerge from the series of presentations and group discussions that took place during the one-week event.
Telesat’s Dan Goldberg Says Ground Terminal Technology has Significantly Evolved During the Past Year.
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg kicked off the event with some important updates on Telesat’s big LightSpeed announcement earlier this year. In a keynote fireside chat, Goldberg said the company is planning on making some key launch announcements in the near future. The system which will cost around $5 billion could be a gamechanger for Telesat. Goldberg confirmed the financing is “almost done”, and that it could be in place even in the next couple of months. He admitted that moving into LEO was huge f
OneWeb targets Kazakhstan as satellite centre, on Gagarin Sign in with LinkedIn
4h | Alan Burkitt-Gray Kazakhstan is building a satellite centre of excellence in association with UK/Indian operator OneWeb.
The country’s government and the satellite company announced the move yesterday, the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s journey into space from the country, when it was part of the USSR.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, executive chairman of OneWeb, said in Kazakhstan on the anniversary: “Today, we can honour [Gagarin’s] legacy with a constellation of OneWeb satellites orbiting the Earth to bring connectivity to all locations where it is needed.”
India Business News: Bharti group-backed OneWeb on Monday said it has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan government and local partners to provide satellite connectivity service
Synopsis The government of Kazakhstan continues to see the importance of bridging the digital divide and enabling the digitization of its economy using innovative and modern satellite technology. OneWeb has pledged to work together to bring about these opportunities for the country, Mittal said.
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Mittal and OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson are in Kazakhstan for the occasion.
Bharti group-backed OneWeb on Monday said it has signed an MoU with Kazakhstan government and local partners to provide satellite connectivity services in Kazakhstan, commemorating the 60th anniversary of first human spaceflight. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history by becoming the first person to orbit the Earth.
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