![]() ![]() What’s an operator to do? A Telesat LEO prototype satellite built by SSTL launched in January on an Indian PSLV rocket. ![]() Credit: SSTL/Kathryn GrahamĬhris Quilty of Quilty Analytics says the usual metrics for predicting how fast a satellite will pay back the upfront investment “are out the window nowadays.”Īrmand Musey, president of the Summit Ridge Group telecom consultancy, agreed. “The change is so rapid that five-, seven- or 10-year satellites for broadband are essentially all you’d want,” Musey said “You don’t want a 15- or 20-year broadband satellite any more than you want a 20-year-old laptop.”Īvanti Communications provides a recent telling example. In December, the struggling British fleet operator said two of its still-young satellites - one launched within the past five years, the other within the past seven - can barely compete with only slightly younger systems.
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