Mobile voice and broadband-level data communications is about to become the focus of attention of a large number of satellite players. Once the near-exclusive preserve of Inmarsat of London, whose satellites use L-band frequencies, the market in recent years has seen the increased use of C- and Ku-band for television broadcasts and faster data links.
Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews. More by Peter B. de Selding
