NewSpace and Silicon Valley get most of the atten-tion, but perhaps the most dynamic, fast-moving sector in the space industry right now is mobile satellite services, where companies are scrambling for a share of the maritime and aeronautical markets. Sensing that when the music stops there are likely to be more players than chairs, these companies are locking up satellite bandwidth, antenna-builder exclusivities, airline commitments and maritime fleet contracts as they steel themselves against the coming shakeout. In the meantime, it's one helluva show that is all but certain to benefit customers and operators of commercial and business aviation and merchant and cruise-line fleets.
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