| global satellite communications industry events in 2020
Industry watchers will almost be surprised to see how far the global satellite communications industry will go in 2020. Consider what happened in the first half of this year: in February, the FCC reached its final decision on a plan to clean up Segment C; In March, the COVID-19 hit the United States, resulting in the shutdown of the spaceport; Shortly after, Intelsat and OneWeb entered bankruptcy protection.
At the start of the second half of the year, rumors swirled that Comtech would buy Gilat, which would have been one of the world's largest ground-system entities, but ultimately failed. In all of these events, Starlink satellites continue to be launched into space, making the LEO constellation's future look more realistic with each launch.
Here's a look at some of the most important satellite communications news we've been exposed to during the most turbulent times.