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Software-Defined Satellites Meet Software-Defined Ground

A new era of software-defined satellites is being ushered in to satisfy customer demand that can change minute-to-minute. How can these highly configurable satellites and the ground systems work together to deliver more flexibility, capitalize on new business opportunities and navigate the technology challenges?

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Join us for a Constellations webinar featuring a round table of industry-shaping experts for a discussion on the latest technologies in the satellite world. With Euroconsult at the helm, fortified by leaders from the satellite, teleport, and ground segment, hear insights on the impact of new software defined capabilities and the potential opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

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  • Market demands and applications driving the need for software-defined satellites
  • Potential for new business models that offer increases in revenue and reductions in cost
  • Impacts of software-defined capabilities on satellite and ground operations
  • The challenge for the ground segment – keeping pace with space
  • A view into the future of the software-defined satellite world
Podcasts
Dallas Kasaboski

Software-Defined Satellites, New Business Cases and Massive Growth Opportunities

Dallas Kasaboski, Analyst, Northern Sky Research

Dallas Kasaboski discusses software-defined-satellites and the applications that benefit most from this capability.

Dec 15, 2021 – 21 min

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Robert Bell

Virtualization, Cloud, and Growth Opportunities for the Teleport

Robert Bell, Executive Director, World Teleport Association (WTA)

Robert Bell shares the findings from the recent report entitled "The Virtual Teleport"

Mar 24, 2021 – 23 min

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We often call the ground segment, the forgotten link of the satellite network, because often everybody's so excited about manufacturing hardware […]. Now that is changing quite a lot.

— Dallas Kasabowski on how software-defined satellite capabilities impact the ground segment.
Kratos Articles
SatMagazine Article - The Need For Speed - By Stuart Daughtridge

The Need For Speed…New Software-defined Ground Systems offer faster, flexible service provisioning for the digital, on-demand world

The tremendous investment unfolding in space is paving the way for the satellite industry to serve customers and markets in ways never before imaginable. As space 2.0 speeds ahead to meet the needs of our digital, on-demand world, it is also bringing profound change down to a ground segment that is still largely operating at version 1.0.

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A New and Emerging Software-Defined Satellite Industry

A New and Emerging Software-Defined Satellite Industry

A panel of technology executives discussed mobility, 5G and integration with the terrestrial world during a lively online discussion hosted by Constellations focused on the topic of “Software-Defined Satellites Meet Software-Defined Ground.”

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We're in a Space Renaissance: Advantages of the Virtual Teleport

“We’re in a Space Renaissance:” Advantages of the Virtual Teleport

Although virtualization is already an established concept in other industries, the space industry is now starting to catch up. WTA’s The Virtual Teleport webinar is a follow-on to its report, explaining the benefits of virtualizing the ground segment.

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A satellite ground system that can adjust, orchestrate and re-provision in tandem with more dynamic satellite capabilities will be a boon to the industry, driving down costs and increasing revenue, all while improving customer experience. Without such capabilities, the ground may be the bottleneck to all the innovation unfolding around it.

— Stuart Daughtridge on the advantages of a software-defined ground.
Partner Articles
Software-Defined Satellites Meet Software-Defined Ground

Software-Defined Satellites Meet Software-Defined Ground

The introduction of software-defined technologies is considered a major technological trend to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of operations. How will software-defined technologies leverage new opportunities for Telecom, Earth Observation, and Defense applications but also challenge the current value chain.

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Software-Defined Satellites: How Do They Affect Management?

Software-Defined Satellites - Market Overview and Trends

Flexibility is the greatest driver in the satellite industry. As technology across the value chain has improved, barriers to entry have come down in both manufacturing and launch. In turn, a growing diversity of solutions has, and continues to, come to market, finding new ground by providing customers with more options, through flexibility.

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Kratos, Intelsat, Hispasat: Software-defined payloads put satellites into IP world. Satellite builders might worry

Kratos, Intelsat, Hispasat: Software-defined payloads put satellites into IP world. Satellite builders might worry

Satellite ground system provider Kratos and fleet operators Intelsat and Hispasat plotted a route to fuller satellite integration into the terrestrial IP network. Satellites will lose some of their uniqueness but offer lower costs and higher flexibility to users.

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A software-defined solution on the ground can be seen as a way forward to align gateways with the changing communication requirements of a GEO flexible satellite and the management of the increasing traffic.

— Euroconsult on the convergence between Software-Defined Ground and Satellites.

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