Making Sense of Space: Drones, PNT, and Spectrum

Making Sense of Space: Drones, PNT, and Spectrum

From Podzept - The Bigger Picture by Deutsche Bank Research Institute

March 5, 2026

About this episode

This episode explores the evolution of the satcom industry and its future growth areas with insights from Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium.

In this installment of Making Sense of Space, we take a deeper dive into satcom discussing the evolution of the industry, market dynamics, emergence of LEO mega constellations, MSS spectrum, D2D/DTC, and future growth areas with Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Desch

Topics covered

  • satcom
  • LEO mega constellations
  • MSS spectrum
  • D2D
  • DTC
  • market dynamics
  • future growth areas

Keywords

  • drones
  • PNT
  • spectrum

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Iridium

Books & works: Making Sense of Space: Drones, Making Sense of Space

Places: LEO

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