Legacy Satcom Companies Evolve To Meet New LEO Competition

SES O3b mPOWER

SES sees the new O3b mPOWER constellation as a means to compete with LEO startups.

Credit: SES
After decades of little or slow change, legacy satellite communications companies—typically operators of large geostationary satellites—are responding to challenges from new low-Earth-orbit satellite entrants such as SpaceX’s Starlink, OneWeb and Amazon’s Kuiper Systems by introducing new...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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