2026 SATELLITE MOBILE INNOVATION AWARDS
Thank you to all who joined us at the 2026 Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC.
A special thank you to our event sponsors: Delta Air Lines, Globalstar, Integrasys, Iridium, Kymeta Corporation, Mission Microwave, Omnispace + Lynk Global, and Pulsar Beyond. We appreciate everyone who contributed to making this event a success and look forward to seeing you at future events.
 Space42 Vice President of Communications Nermeen Negm (middle) receives the MSUA Aeronautical Mobility Innovation Award for its High Altitude Platform Stations from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and Delta Air Lines Managing Director of In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity Glenn Latta (right). |  Pulsar International Vice President of Sales Nicolas Emmanouilidis (middle) receives the MSUA Chairman’s Award for Environmental, Social, and Sustainability Impact for its integrated digital connectivity solutions from MSUA President Roger Lanctot and MSUA Board Chair and CEO and Founder of Resolute Strategies Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch (right). |  Omnispace Vice President Strategy and Marketing George Giagtzoglou (middle) receives the MSUA Company to Watch Award for helping define the future of D2D in partnership with Lynk Global from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and Novaspace Head of U.S. Office Zack Hester (right). |
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 Missouri City, Texas, Traffic Operations Manager Jason Abila (third from left) and Applied Information Director of Communications Bill Wells (second from left) receive the MSUA Government Mobility Innovation Award for its satellite traffic infrastructure connectivity from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and Satellite Mobility World Managing Editor and Publisher Alan Gottlieb (right). |  Iridium Market Development Manager Facundo Alberdi (middle) receives the MSUA Land Mobility Innovation Award for its Chat App for Iridium GO! Exec from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and Hogan Lovells Co-Head of Space and Satellite Group and Partner Randy Segal (right). |  Viasat Vice President of Enterprise and Land Mobile Andy Kessler (middle) receives the MSUA Maritime Mobility Innovation Award for NexusWave fully managed and bonded connectivity from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and NAL Technologies Vice President of Channel Sales Ana Maria Edwards (right). |
 Skywave, an Orbcomm Company, President Satellite IoT David Roscoe (right) receives the MSUA Mobility User Experience Innovation Award for its new IIOT brand from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and MSUA Board Vice Chair and Kymeta Senior Product and Program Leader Lilac Muller (middle). |  Mavenir Group Vice President of Systems Engineering and Solution Architecture Jyotirmay Bareria (right) receives the President’s Award for Outstanding Innovation for its AI-driven, cloud-native solution for terrestrial and NTN communications from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left). |  Integrasys CEO Alvaro Sanchez (middle) receives the MSUA Space Mobility Innovation Award for its LEOREG Spectrum Monitoring System from MSUA President Roger Lanctot (left) and Mission Microwave CEO Francis Auricchio (right). |
 Mike Moran, Director of U.S. Government Business at Amazon LEO for Government, delivered the keynote address titled “The Network Effect: How Space Innovation is Changing the Equation.” |
Keynote Speaker
Space innovation is rapidly transforming the way government and industry connect. At the annual MSUA Mobile Innovation Awards Luncheon during Satellite 2026, Mike Moran, Director of U.S. Government Business at Amazon LEO for Government, highlighted this shift in his keynote address, speaking on “The Network Effect: How Space Innovation is Changing the Equation.”
