ABI Research Principal Analyst Andrew Cavalier explains how Rocket Lab’s acquisition of Iridium signals a new era of vertically integrated space companies, reshaping competition, resilient PNT, spectrum strategy, and the future structure of the satellite services market.
As software-defined networking reshapes terrestrial communications, virtualization has become an essential and increasingly accepted foundation for the future of satellite ground infrastructure.
Boston Consulting Group’s Alessio Bonucci explains why space sovereignty is reshaping global competition, with launch capability, industrial capacity and defense investment emerging as the defining factors in the next generation of national space strategies.
As AI pushes terrestrial data centers toward their power and capacity limits, researchers and industry leaders are exploring orbital data centers as a potential long-term solution for scalable, resilient computing despite significant technical and economic hurdles.
As the Department of Defense’s November CMMC deadline approaches, space companies are weighing the cost, complexity and strategic tradeoffs of achieving cybersecurity compliance while protecting their competitiveness across the defense supply chain.
Private equity is increasingly taking mature digital infrastructure assets private, while public markets continue to provide growth capital for an expanding commercial space sector led by a steady pipeline of IPOs.
A new study suggests persistent GNSS interference affecting Europe, Greenland and Canada may be linked to Russian early-warning satellites, highlighting how intermittent space-based electronic warfare could threaten the resilience of critical navigation and space systems.
Colonel Eddie Gutierrez details how Mission Delta 3 is accelerating electronic warfare capabilities to keep pace with rapidly evolving space threats. He discusses Guardian readiness, improved targeting and the need for close coordination among operators, acquisition teams and industry to deliver effective EW systems at the speed of the mission.
In an exclusive interview, Iridium CEO Matt Desch explains why the company was never formally put up for sale, how the acquisition process unfolded and why Rocket Lab emerged as the ideal strategic partner to accelerate Iridium’s next phase of growth.
