The Future of Connectivity

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For our sixth and final episode of our special podcast series, “Connecting the Unconnected,” we’re joined by</span> <strong>Hughes</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vice President of Corporate Marketing Arunas Slekys and Senior Vice President of Engineering John Corrigan for a conversation about the future of global satellite communications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the conversation, we discuss how broadband connectivity is more than just a technology issue – it’s a fight for global economic equality. We also talk about how the rollout of 5G services could impact the development of satellite hardware and ground terminals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Connecting the Unconnected” was generously sponsored and co-produced by</span> <a href= "https://www.hughes.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hughes</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. If you’ve been following along with us during this series, then you’ve heard from several different executives at Hughes about the many projects they have around the world using satellite to connect people. We’ve covered satellite internet, cellular backhaul, community Wi-Fi, emergency response communications and the regulatory environment. If you haven’t done so, please</span> <a href= "https://www.satellitetoday.com/podcast/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">go back and listen to the five previous episodes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ll return to our regular bi-weekly schedule after next week’s episode. Our guest will be grammy-award winning musician and songwriter with</span> <a href= "http://www.flaminglips.com/?frontpage=true"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Flaming Lips</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Steven Drozd, who took some time in between recording and shooting a music video to talk about the music and songs of space!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After that, we’ll be releasin