The commercial communications satellite industry finally appears to be entering the long-anticipated next round of consolidation. As always at such times, the question is — what’s next? While everyone is asking which companies will be next to merge or change their financial structure, and how regulators will react to such changes, attention should also be given to whether this consolidation also will lead to a major industry realignment.

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