We’ve all had that moment where we take our phone out to make that all important call and see the dreaded ‘no-service’. For many of us this is just a temporary interruption to our day but for over 3 billion people this is a regular occurrence. Building the infrastructure on the ground to cover these areas is prohibitive due to these mainly being in remote locations. This is where the cell-tower-in- space comes into play. A LEO constellation that allows for worldwide service. At the forefront of bringing this to reality is Lynk and I recently talked to Charles Miller, Co-founder and CEO to find out more on the technology behind this.

With the boom of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) & MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) satellites being launched over the last 12 months and the packed future launch schedules being announced, I wanted to explore how this was impacting the Ground Segment of the satellite industry, namely High Power Amplifier, and the challenges this brings.