OW43: Cold Brew, Hot Orbits

The satcom week of October 17–24, 2025 felt like a caffeinated crossover episode where every character got unexpected screen time. GEO arrived in a leather jacket to prove it still owns the stage lights, LEO kept firing launch salvos like a drummer who refuses to play soft, MEO glided through the middle with “SLA energy,” D2D did the grown-up thing and showed term sheets, and the VSAT integrators quietly made sure the audience could actually hear the music.

If last year was about “who’s faster,” this week was about “who’s converging,” and it came with enough regulatory foreshadowing to make any general counsel check their calendar twice.