Space Business Podcast #158 | Optical Comms As-a-Service | Jordan Vannitsen, Odysseus Space
Space lasers again! Odysseus Space from Luxembourg focuses on providing optical communications solutions between Space and Earth as a service. If you seem to notice that is not the first episode on optical communications, you’re right – I think this will be a potentially very big theme going forward. Our guest this week is Odysseus’ CEO & Co-Founder Jordan Vannitsen. Enjoy!
🕰️ Timestamps:
0:00 Podcast Intro 01:14 Elevator Pitch02:44 Optical Communications
07:02 Business Model
13:09 Interoperability and Integration
15:17 Space-to-Ground Communication Architectures
18:41 Security and Geopolitical Considerations
22:18 Future of Optical and RF Coexistence
24:10 Challenges in Optical and Radio Communication
26:44 Satellite Requirements
32:05 Marketing and Business Development
34:05 Commercial Operations and Ground Stations
38:57 Future Plans
40:20 Luxembourg's Space Ecosystem
42:35 Origin Story
44:59 Closing: What else in Space? & Favorite Science-Fiction
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