The Outernet is the Trusted Infrastructure Layer for Telcos in the Middle East

As data sovereignty, infrastructure resilience and trusted communications become increasingly more important in the Middle East, Rivada Space Networks is offering a bold proposition: a space-based networking mesh designed to keep critical traffic sovereign and secure. Chief Commercial Officer Ronald van der Breggen outlines how the company’s Outernet architecture fits into the regional landscape, where it differs from consumer LEO constellations, and why it sees itself not as a competitor to terrestrial telcos, but their most resilient ally.