Regional fleet operators ABS, Hellas Sat, Arabsat: The new geopolitical environment highlights GEO advantages over LEO

by Peter B. de Selding

 

LA PLATA, Maryland — Governments’ increased demand that sovereignty be a central feature of satellite connectivity playing to the advantage of GEO-orbit fleet operators that can offer full control of a satellite if a government demands it, regional operators ABS, Hellas Sat and Arabsat said.

It’s an unexpected dividend for a sector that has lost its classic direct-to-home television markets to streaming and, more recently, its consumer broadband connectivity audience to LEO constellations.

In Oct. 12 statements during the . . .

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