TAMPA, Fla. — A shifting geopolitical landscape is driving huge business opportunities for satcoms but also bringing new supply chain and regulatory challenges, industry executives said March 24 at the Satellite Conference in Washington, D.C.
"I'm very worried about the bifurcation of the U. S. From Western Europe," said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, a Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator with significant operations across both sides of the Atlantic.
The space industry is inherently global, he continued, "so for us to be able to navigate regulatory environments that are different significantly between U. S. , Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America is a big challenge.
