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About Solcon Infinity 2026 — SpaceInvest
Solcon Infinity returns in 2026 with a focused conversation about South Africa's satellite and space economy.
Hosted in the Cape Winelands, this one-day symposium brings together the organisations and people operating across the country's space ecosystem, from the institutions governing the domain to the businesses building and operating satellite infrastructure.
The 2026 theme, SpaceInvest, looks at these individual parts as a connected economy.
Solcon Infinity creates a space for these communities to engage with each other in one room.
- Policy influences investment.
- Spectrum determines access.
- Satellite operators connect markets.
- Manufacturers build the technology.
- Defence introduces strategic requirements.
- Universities develop research and talent.
Decades of satellite heritage, a new space economy
SpaceInvest connects policy, orbit, defence, manufacturing, research and capital in one room for one day.
Why now?
The global satellite industry is changing.
Traditional geostationary satellite operators are adapting to new multi-orbit models as LEO constellations expand.
Direct-to-device satellite connectivity is creating new possibilities for extending communications beyond terrestrial networks.
Spectrum, satellite filings and orbital resources are increasingly important components of national telecommunications and space strategies.
At the same time, South Africa already has satellite engineering capability, research expertise, specialist infrastructure and an established cluster of space technology companies.
Solcon Infinity 2026 asks what comes next. How does South Africa turn existing capability into a stronger space economy?
The conversation
The symposium will examine the full satellite value chain through a single plenary program.
- 01South Africa's national space ambition
- 02Space policy, licensing and regulation
- 03Spectrum, ITU coordination and WRC-27
- 04GEO, MEO and LEO satellite markets
- 05Direct-to-device satellite connectivity
- 06Ground infrastructure and gateways
- 07Defence and security requirements
- 08Satellite assembly, integration and testing
- 09Component manufacturing and exports
- 10University research and talent
- 11Investment and industrial development
- 12The potential for a Satellite & Space Special Economic Zone in the Western Cape
One room. One conversation.
Solcon Infinity 2026 is designed as a single plenary.
There are no competing tracks.
Government, regulators, satellite operators, manufacturers, defence stakeholders, researchers, investors and students participate in the same program, creating a shared conversation across the ecosystem.