SES: JP Hemingway on satellites’ role in the digital divide, D2D and disasters
WASHINGTON – At last week’s Satellite 2023 show, one of the topics on everyone’s mind was the future of direct-to-device (D2D) communications. But at least one global satellite operator, SES, is taking a wait-and-see approach.
“We’re watching that space really carefully. We’re not active in it today,” said SES Chief Strategy Officer JP Hemingway in a conversation with Light Reading. “I think the things that need to get sorted are the investment model,” as well as potential business models, he said. “I don’t think emergency SOS text is what this is all about.”
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