Ledbury, UK, 12th November 2025 – The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has announced its call for nominations for the 2026 SIG Awards. SIG invites nominations in the following categories: Innovation of the Year, Cooperation of the Year, Educational Project of the Year (sponsored by Integrasys), and Young Engineer of the Year.
SIG is a membership organisation that seeks to promote innovation whilst improving operational cohesion to maximise satcom’s potential. It enables discussion between all industry stakeholders whilst examining the challenges and opportunities emerging within satcom’s fast-paced transformation.
Helen Weedon, Managing Director of SIG, commented: “The last year has seen a huge shift in the technologies behind satcom, with innovation expanding capabilities and delivering new opportunities to the industry. There has been a wealth of excellence and expertise behind this development, and we look forward to celebrating the very best technologies, projects, and people.”
SIG is a membership organisation that seeks to promote innovation whilst improving operational cohesion to maximise satcom’s potential. It enables discussion between all industry stakeholders whilst examining the challenges and opportunities emerging within satcom’s fast-paced transformation.
Helen Weedon, Managing Director of SIG, commented: “The last year has seen a huge shift in the technologies behind satcom, with innovation expanding capabilities and delivering new opportunities to the industry. There has been a wealth of excellence and expertise behind this development, and we look forward to celebrating the very best technologies, projects, and people.”
Last years winners:
- Innovation of the Year: Mission Microwave for its 1-kilowatt hub mount Ku-band BUC.
- Cooperation of the Year: Kacific Broadband Satellites for its work transforming the Asia-Pacific region with its affordable, high-speed internet to underserved areas.
- Educational Project of the Year: Space Skills Alliance for its work addressing the space skills shortages through its 2024 Space Census, Space Skills Roadmap 2030, and Space Skills Summit.
- Young Engineer of the Year: Lukas Nyström of Satcube for his antenna and RF subsystem research and development and exceptional insight into the satcom ecosystem.
Each category is judged by SIG Directors and members of the Advisory Board. The winners of each category will be announced at a SIG Networking Reception which will take place in Washington D.C. on March 23rd ahead of SATELLITE 2026. The deadline for submissions is 30th January 2026. Nominees for the Young Engineer Award must be aged 35 and under. There are a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for the SIG Awards available.
About the Satcoms Innovation Group
With an era of new requirements upon us, such as request fulfilment and incident management, the Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) aims to promote innovation in the satellite communication industry to improve operational efficiency and reduce impact, saving time and money. As an open forum to generate innovative thinking, it enables the industry to come together and discuss current challenges. This helps manufacturers and service providers to deliver innovations and solutions that respond more precisely to those challenges. Those solutions will then be promoted through SIG channels, including events, website, social media, and in discussions with SIG’s industry network. For more information, please visit http://satig.space
Media Contact:
Sarah Thomas
Radical Moves
sarah.thomas@radicalmoves.co.uk
With an era of new requirements upon us, such as request fulfilment and incident management, the Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) aims to promote innovation in the satellite communication industry to improve operational efficiency and reduce impact, saving time and money. As an open forum to generate innovative thinking, it enables the industry to come together and discuss current challenges. This helps manufacturers and service providers to deliver innovations and solutions that respond more precisely to those challenges. Those solutions will then be promoted through SIG channels, including events, website, social media, and in discussions with SIG’s industry network. For more information, please visit http://satig.space
Media Contact:
Sarah Thomas
Radical Moves
sarah.thomas@radicalmoves.co.uk