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up rate and willingness to pay would be,
were such systems to be in place. Without
understanding the market need there is a high
risk of failure for such endeavours.
Institute a phased approach
• Instead of building a full system with all
development carried out in one chunk, it is
recommended that any proposed system
be scaled up slowly, with consideration for
both the changing market conditions and any
issues relating to the system in question, such
as regulatory filing and property damages.
• Scaling up helps reduce the impact of failure
by ensuring the system is delivered in
incremental steps where each step has taken
into account lessons learned from previous
versions - similar to the iterative design
process of programming. For example, the
system could focus on one specific region
before expanding to cover other areas.
Let governments serve as anchor tenants and
expedite regulatory processes
• This will help ensure resolution of any
legal hurdles while governments assist in
the development of systems, especially in
rural areas where distribution partners are
hard to come by. Having local and regional
governments assist and be part of the
process can ensure smoother transition to
commercial operations. Risks surrounding
regulatory filings, market access and other
fundamental barriers to entry can be
mitigated with the support and assistance of
the target markets’ governments.
Provide future connectivity to Internet Service
Providers to ensure commercial sustainability
• Once government service has been
established and the reliability of the system
has been confirmed, the service can be
deployed to commercial internet service
providers to diversify and improve revenue
streams while catering for a wider population
through increased service subscriptions.
About the author
Laszlo Bacsardi received his PhD in 2012 at the Budapest University
of Technology and Economics, Hungary. He is Associate Professor
and the Head of the Institute of Informatics and Economics at
the University of Sopron, Hungary. He is Secretary General of the
Hungarian Astronautical Society and joined SGAC in 2012. His research
interests are in quantum computing, quantum communications and
space communications.
Having local
and regional
governments
assist and
be part of
the process
can ensure
smoother
transition to
commercial
operations.
Space Generation
Advisory Council
The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
is an international non-profit, non-governmental
organisation for students and young professionals
between the ages of 18-35 with interest in the space
sector. Its roots stem from UNI-SPACE III, where
the international space community, in its Vienna
Declaration, recognised the need to engage with the
next generation of space leaders and provide the
younger generation’s input to space policy.
Since then, SGAC has grown to support students
and young professionals, not only providing a
medium for them to share their insights on space
policy, but also enabling their professional develop-
ment through volunteer opportunities, as well as
scholarships which provide them an opportunity to
meet global space leaders at different events.
Outputs are regularly presented at the United
Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer
Space and shared with national space agencies
and space industry leaders. Aside from organising
global, regional and local space events, SGAC is
pleased to work with
ROOM
which offers our mem-
bers another forum in which to provide their insight
and inputs on various space topics, from technical
projects to regional perspectives.
Stephanie Wan & Ali Nasseri
SGAC Co-Chairs
OneWeb says its
system could provide
access to health centres,
schools, libraries and
homes through a low cost
user terminal, ensuring
relief to communities in
need, tools to drive
education, access to
knowledge, and
opportunities for local
businesses.
OneWeb
