May 4, 2023
By Shigeki KUZUOKA, Satellite Business Network

A Report on Participation at the SATELLITE 2023 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Table of Contents
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Overall impression and analysis .......................................................................................................................... 1
Main presentations and discussions .................................................................................................................... 1(1) "Identifying the Evolving Threats to Military Satellite Communication Systems" ............................................. 1(2) "Why We Need More Advanced & Autonomous Computing in Space" ........................................................... 2(3) Opening Keynote: Amazon......................................................................................................................... 2(4) "Satellite Industry CEOs Look to the Future" ................................................................................................ 2Other miscellaneous comments.......................................................................................................................... 2Overview
From March 13 (Mon) to 16 (Thu), 2023, I attended theSATELLITE 2023 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, which washeld at Walter E. Washington Convention Center inWashington DC, U.S. This event was originally the world's
largest conference &exhibition
forthecommercial
satellitebusiness, centered oncommunication satellites,
and about 14,000 people
participated in the event
this year. The event is hosted by ViaSatellite, a media
company in the space business industry.
I also participated in this event last year, but, at the time,
the COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing in the U.S.
However, this time, against the backdrop of the pandemic
having largely receded, the number of participants has
increased by double digits compared to 2022. I hear thatthe economy of the U.S. as a whole and the space industry
is doing well, so the event exuded a sense of a booming
market, with about 500 exhibitors.

participants or exhibits from Russia or China. It also seems
that about 100 people from Japan participated, butparticipants from South Korea and Taiwan seem to standout more. There were many participants from both ofthese countries, and each country showed off its presence
well with comprehensive exhibitions from both theprivate and public sector.
Overall impression and analysis<The rest is omitted.>

Main presentations and discussions(1) "Identifying the Evolving Threats to Military Satellite
Communication
Systems"<The rest is omitted.>

As for the difference from before COVID-19, although theoverall number of participants was large, there were noPage 1

(2) "Why We Need More Advanced & Autonomous
Computing in Space"<The rest is omitted.>(3) Opening Keynote: Amazon<The rest is omitted.>(4) "Satellite Industry CEOs Look to the Future"<The rest is omitted.>

Other miscellaneous comments
The COVID-19 pandemic is largely gone from memory
here in Washington D.C., and the city has restaurants
everywhere, as if they are all expressing the strengthof the U.S. economy.
Even if you are goingout to eat alone, youneed a reservation.
Unlike my last trip toAustralia, there areno crazy meat dishes
on the menus, so you can enjoy a steak on a hot ironplate, a salad, and wine without any worry.
If you have any questions regarding this report, pleasecontact:

Shigeki Kuzuoka, Satellite Business Network Co., Ltd.
https://sat-biznet.com/en/contact-us/

Shigeki Kuzuoka, Euroconsult, Japan Officehttps://www.euroconsult-ec.com/contact-us/

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