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The Role of National Consultations in Shaping Global Licensing Policies
The extraordinary disruption and innovation in the satellite industry over recent times has created an array of regulatory issues and...
Dec 1, 20242 min read
Scholarships for Isle of Man Students to attend 2025 United Space School
The ManSat Scholarship competition is underway to find Year 12 students to represent the Isle of Man at the 2025 United Space School...
Oct 11, 20244 min read
Regulatory Sandboxes, and their importance for satellite technology evolution
As innovations continue to be rolled out across the satellite industry at a rapid rate, regulators are increasingly finding themselves...
Oct 2, 20244 min read
‘Phenomenal’ Space School Adventure for Isle of Man Students
Three sixth-form students spent an inspiring two weeks planning a mission to Mars at the annual United Space School in Houston, Texas....
Jul 2, 20244 min read
Isle of Man students Houston-bound for United Space School
Three sixth-form students will soon embark on the trip of a lifetime when they fly to Houston, Texas to join peers from around the world...
Jun 25, 20246 min read
Eliminating Barriers to Satellite Broadband Market Access
The surging number of new satellite constellations deployed globally promises more ubiquitous and affordable internet connectivity for...
May 7, 20242 min read
Ciara Returns as Mentor for United Space School 2024
A Manx woman who attended the United Space School in Houston, Texas, in 2017 has been asked to return this summer as a mentor for the...
Mar 25, 20244 min read
Landing Rights: Unlocking the Skies for Satellite Services
The term “landing rights” often features when talking about satellite communications regulation, as an essential obstacle to satellite...
Mar 11, 20242 min read
WRC-27: Looking ahead
Following on from our previous posts covering the main topics of interest at WRC-23 (Cislunar Communications, Equitable Access and MSS),...
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Equitable Access: Bridging the digital divide
With previous blogs in our ongoing post-WRC-23 series covering cis-lunar communications and MSS Agenda items, we now turn our attention...
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Mobile Satellite Services: overlapping Services and Frequencies
After exploring the exciting realm of cislunar connectivity in our inaugural post-WRC blog, let's return to more grounded discussions,...
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Cislunar Communications: the way ahead
As soon as one World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) ends, preparatory work begins for the next one as, inevitably, issues requiring...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Out of this World Opportunity for Isle of Man Students to Win a Place at 2024 United Space School
Year 12 students in the Isle of Man have the chance to win highly coveted places at the 2024 United Space School in Houston, Texas. The...
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Embracing Advancements across the Satellite Sector: Highlights from Satellite Innovation 2023
River Advisers was delighted to attend Satellite Innovation, a conference focused on the prospective advancements within the satellite...
Nov 22, 20234 min read
Cislunar Communication: The Time for Resolution is Now
In our third blog on topics to be discussed at WRC this month, we’re looking at cislunar communication. A topic which has received very...
Nov 20, 20234 min read
Direct-to-Device: The many Routes to the Future
In the second in our series of blogs expanding on issues to be discussed at WRC-23 that impact the satellite industry, we’re focusing on...
Nov 17, 20233 min read
IMT and Satellite: Thorny Issues
The World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23) opens on November 20th in Dubai. River Advisers will be there, keeping abreast of all...
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Emerging Technologies: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Stakeholders
Over 2,000 satellites were launched into orbit in 2022, as the space sector responded to both the ever-increasing demand for data and the...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
River Advisers looks to boost profile of Space industries after screening of When Wire Was King
River Advisers is aiming to arrange more events promoting the Isle of Man’s Space and tech industries after hosting a special screening...
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Isle of Man Students Invited to Enter Conrad Challenge
Isle of Man students are being invited to form teams and enter the 2023-24 Conrad Challenge, with the chance of landing a trip to the...
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