Excerpts from this blog originally appeared in the January 2022 issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum magazine. You don’t need to be a space nerd like me to get excited about what’s happening in the private satellite industry. Although they don’t get as much mainstream attention as some of the manned space missions of the past, satellites promise to be far more transformational back on Earth. It’s no surprise Morgan Stanley predicted the global space industry will be valued at more than $1 trillion by 2040, with satellite communications accounting for almost 40% of that total. Whether it’s enabling connectivity in places…

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