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A R A B B U SIN ESS N EWS L e a d in g Bu sin e ss Ne ws we b sit e in t h e M id d le Ea st

 4/ 10/ 2023 Abo ut Co nt act

Industry leaders to highlight emerging technologies in satellite

communications at the 29th edition of CABSAT

 1 0 /0 4 /2 0 2 3

• MEASA’s foremost satellite showcase will take place from 16 - 18 May 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre

D ubai , Apri l 0 7 , 2 0 2 3

CAB SAT 2 0 2 3 , the ë agshi p ev ent for satel l i te, broadcast, content creati on, producti on, di stri buti on, di gi tal m edi a, and entertai nm ent
i ndustri es, i s set to uni te i ndustry l eaders and ex perts to hi ghl i ght the sectors’ em ergi ng technol ogi es and trends from 1 6 - 1 8 May 2 0 2 3 , at
the D ubai W orl d Trade Centre.

The three- day show w i l l feature products and serv i ces for al l users i nv ol v ed i n the satel l i te- enabl ed com m uni cati ons i ndustry i n the MEASA
regi on and bey ond, i ncl udi ng m ark et segm ents such as av i ati on, broadcast, gov ernm ent, m ari ti m e, space agenci es, and other sectors.

The m uch anti ci pated 2 9 th edi ti on of CAB SAT i s set to shed l i ght on em ergi ng trends i n the Satel l i te Com m uni cati ons m ark et, w hi ch i s

predi cted to reach USD 5 3 bi l l i on by 2 0 2 7 and grow at a CAGR of 1 4 per cent by 2 0 3 0 , and al so pl ace a strong em phasi s on the i ndustry 's
capaci ty to l ev erage cutti ng- edge technol ogi es. It i s noted that satel l i te technol ogy w i l l conti nue to ex pand and becom e m ore i m portant to

how busi nesses operate, as a resul t of the dev el opm ent of the connected di gi tal econom y . As a m aj or di ary date i n the satel l i te and space
technol ogy i ndustry cal endar, CAB SAT i s com m i tted to supporti ng stak ehol ders i n thei r eéorts to col l aborate and m ak e a di éerence.

CAB SAT 2 0 2 3 w i l l al so host the SATEX PO Sum m i t, w here l eadi ng i ndustry ex perts w i l l di scuss how to spearhead sustai nabl e space
operati ons. The sum m i t w i l l i ncl ude tw o day s of panel di scussi ons and netw ork i ng opportuni ti es for al l parti ci pants, w hi ch w i l l prov i de a

great v enue for busi ness l eaders to underscore sustai nabi l i ty i n space. Thi s i s further rel ev ant as the UAE prepares to host the CO P2 8
conference i n Nov em ber 2 0 2 3 , to address chal l enges and encourage countri es to em brace sustai nabi l i ty as a k ey pri ori ty . W i th m ore than

6 , 8 0 0 acti v e satel l i tes i n the orbi t, m any of w hi ch are used for both m i l i tary and ci v i l i an purposes, and m ore than 3 0 , 0 0 0 pi eces of orbi tal
debri s, there i s an i ncreasi ng urgency surroundi ng space sustai nabi l i ty .

Space debri s poses huge ri sk s and safety threats to the ex i sti ng space sy stem s and acti v i ti es si nce i t m ay cause a col l i si on w i th other space
stati ons, satel l i tes, or any other equi pm ent. Therefore, i t i s necessary to ex pl ore and i m pl em ent i nnov ati v e w ay s to reduce debri s hazards

for sustai nabl e future space operati ons. Gov ernm ents, space agenci es, and other i nsti tuti ons are fundi ng or i m pl em enti ng thei r ow n
i ni ti ati v es to adv ance space sustai nabi l i ty , outsi de of m ul ti l ateral eéorts.

Im ran Mal i k , Seni or Vi ce Presi dent, Enterpri se EMEA & APAC at SES, com m ented: “F or m ore than 3 5 y ears, SES has?i ntroduced new
i nnov ati ons i n the?satel l i te com m uni cati ons i ndustry to m eet ev ol v i ng?custom er needs.??Thi s y ear, SES i s i ntroduci ng i ts second- generati on

m edi um earth orbi t constel l ati on. W hen operati onal l ater thi s y ear, O 3 b m PO W ER w i l l del i v er netw ork s com pri si ng the i ndustry ’ s best
throughput, predi ctabl e perform ance, hi gh av ai l abi l i ty , and ë ex i bi l i ty to address the connecti v i ty requi rem ents of the new ci ti es that are

bei ng bui l t i n the regi on. Addi ti onal l y , as part of our ESG am bi ti ons, w e hav e decl ared our com m i tm ent to sustai nabl e space w here w e w ant
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to col l aborate on best practi ces so that space conti nues to be a resource for del i v eri ng?ex traordi nary sol uti ons?to address the chal l enges on
earth. O ur parti ci pati on i n CAB SAT 2 0 2 3 w i l l gi v e us?an opportuni ty to l earn about em ergi ng trends i n the satel l i te i ndustry ;?get cl oser to
our custom ers and share our v i si on of?sustai nabl e space operati ons, w hi ch i s al i gned w i th the UAE's com m i tm ent to prom oti ng

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