Some weeks in satcom feel like a chess match. This one felt like a whole franchise reboot where the studio insists it’s “about character now,” while still stuffing the trailer with explosions and dramatic orchestral hits. Between January 16 and January 23, 2026, the industry kept circling the same three obsessions like a pack of hungry wolves with PowerPoint decks: resiliency, sovereignty, and the kind of connectivity that politely pretends it isn’t waging a quiet war against terrestrial incumbents.
The funny part is that everyone is talking about “choice” and “competition” with the serene smile of someone who has just locked the door from the inside. Launch options are being diversified, governments are funding “strategic autonomy” with the urgency of people who have suddenly remembered geography exists, and direct-to-device dreams are getting their first real “it actually worked” moments. If you listen closely, you can hear the distant sound of a regulatory inbox screaming.
