04/06/20241 Minutes

☁️Cloud Bound: A Gateway to Unparalleled Flexibility and Reliability

The panel discussion was focused on the adoption of cloud technologies in the SATCOM industry, exploring the advantages, obstacles, and strategic opportunities associated with transitioning from traditional hardware to cloud-based solutions. Panellists underscored the potential benefits such as flexibility, time to revenue, enhanced service delivery capabilities, and scalability. They also highlighted significant challenges including the need for standardisation to ensure compatibility, orchestration, satcom relevant cloud pricing models and navigating data sovereignty concerns.

To drive progress, panellists recommended key actions including intensifying efforts towards digitalisation standard, defining robust digital architectures, regionalisation and gaining deeper insights into cloud pricing models. These initiatives are seen as pivotal in facilitating smoother transitions and unlocking enhanced operational efficiencies for the SATCOM industry in the coming years.