A targeted denial-of-service attack on Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) exploited a misconfigured virtual private network (VPN) appliance, allowing the attacker to render modems across Europe useless. Viasat issued the results of its investigation into the attack on its KA-SAT network last week in a blog post. The attack, which began on Feb. 24 at 6 a.m..
U.S.-based Ramon.space today announced a new 8 terabyte (TB) modular storage solution, NuStream, that is protected by a virtual radiation shield and controlled by the company’s in-house designed RC64 processor. While the current space storage market is for Earth observation and satellite communications, Ramon.space CEO Avi Shabtai told Connectivity Business News that on-orbit storage will.
Next year’s update to 5G will have non-terrestrial networks (NTN) standards, easing the integration of space and terrestrial connectivity. “We are bullish about the impact of 5G on the satellite industry,” Northern Sky Research (NSR) Consultant Lluc Palerm told Connectivity Business. “It is the biggest opportunity in the history of the industry.” The “functional freeze…
Demand for cybersecurity-oriented quantum communications will reach $2.6 billion by 2030, with key customers in government, military, banking and energy. “We believe there will be a markup” for quantum communications, Northern Sky Research (NSR) consultant Arthur Van Eeckhout told Connectivity Business, as some customers will be willing to pay for the most secure communications. NSR.
The rate of technological change in connectivity including software-defined satellite is picking up, suggesting that adaptation points to revenue growth over the long term. The reduced costs of launch represent a key factor in the trend of increasing technology as reusable launch vehicles, NSR commented on these developments..