Since 1995, SIA has been the unified voice of the satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the commercial satellite industry. The association actively promotes the benefits and uses of commercial satellite technology and its role in national security, homeland security, disaster relief and recovery, and the global information infrastructure and economy.
As the commercial satellite industry’s lead advocate, the SIA continually monitors the international and domestic regulatory landscape and works to advance satellite interests both at home and abroad. SIA member companies are actively involved in reviewing and commenting on spectrum, regulatory, telecom, international trade, export controls, government procurement, national defense, homeland security and industry trends among other key issues.
Cobham SATCOM Land Systems, located in Orlando, Florida, specializes in fixed site, transportable, fly-away and auto-deploy antennas to coordinate and improve satellite communication services and enhance the capability of land, sea, air and space platforms. Cobham provides government, military and commercial applications, including emergency services.
Glowlink, located in Los Altos, California, provides innovative off-the-shelf communications solutions for satellite spectrum monitoring, interference detection and geolocation for government and commercial markets worldwide. Glowlink’s vision is to provide affordable and innovative satellite monitoring and power control products for efficient operations of satellite-based communications networks.
SAT-GE, a GE satellite company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, provides international fixed satellite services on its GE-23 satellite, an Asia Pacific satellite with coverage of from Perth to Los Angeles and from Alaska to South New Zealand. SAT-GE’s serves commercial, governmental, and military applications in the air, on the water, as well as on land.
Trace Systems, Inc., based in McLean, Virginia, is a privately-held small business providing comprehensive communications, networking, and IT Services and solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Trace System’s core competencies include satellite communications, networking, information technology, telecommunications, systems engineering, tactical infrastructure, and information assurance.