The VIII Hispasat Meeting on Space Telecommunications begins at the UIMP

The meeting focuses on 'The responses of the satellite sector to the new challenges of the telecommunications market'. Professionals in the aerospace and satellite telecommunications sectors seek solutions to the new demands posed by an increasingly competitive market.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the VIII Meeting on Space Telecommunications organized by Hispasat was inaugurated at the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) in Santander. Under the title The responses of the satellite sector to the new challenges of the telecommunications market, the top executives of the main companies in the sector, both national and international, debate these challenges and look for solutions to the new demands posed by an increasingly competitive market.

At the opening ceremony, the president of Hispasat, Elena Pisonero, pointed out that "the emergence of new disruptive agents from border to satellite sectors makes it necessary to open up to new strategic approaches that enrich the services of telecommunications satellites."

According to Pisonero, "to respond to new challenges we must reflect deeply on our strengths and weaknesses and how both must be worked on so that the satellite remains competitive. Thus, we must know how to enhance those scenarios in which we are unbeatable - high capacity, full coverage, extensive experience - through increasingly refined use of the technologies at our disposal."

Pisonero ha añadido que, ante estos desafíos, Hispasat busca soluciones innovadoras para reforzar la oferta satelital, poniendo el foco en las necesidades de sus clientes. Así, trabaja en el desarrollo de servicios audiovisuales avanzados, como soluciones triple play multipantalla para la distribución de contenidos por satélite en diferentes dispositivos, o la TV en Ultra Alta Definición, campo en el que la compañía es un referente en el sector. Los servicios de movilidad y de conectividad, o las soluciones para situaciones de emergencia y seguridad, son otros ámbitos en los que Hispasat está centrando sus esfuerzos en innovación.

During yesterday's session, representatives of different companies in our country and the main international satellite manufacturers have examined various possibilities to make telecommunications satellites more competitive, reducing their dimensions, analyzing how to apply Moore's law to payloads or improving their construction process to make them more flexible, efficient and lighter.

In a round table today, Thursday, new technological advances in the field of the user ground segment and developments in satellite platforms and their control ground segment were discussed. The last session, which brings together the main satellite launchers, will focus on their contribution to the competitiveness of space telecommunications.