News Analysis

Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2015--Lifting off from Baikonur at 01:05 am Moscow Time on Thursday, March 19, the Proton-M integrated launch vehicle (ILV) successfully orbited the Airbus DS–built Express AM-7 telecommunications satellite for Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), under the Russian Federal Program, “Development of TV and Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009–2015.”

Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2015--Telstra has agreed to acquire Globecast Australia. In an announcement issued by Telstra today, Telstra Group Managing Director Global Sales, Martijn Blanken, said the acquisition would deliver on its Global Enterprise and Services business'  (GES) strategy of developing deeper capabilities in media services for our customers in the broadcasting industry. “Our broadcasting customers increasingly require live distribution of content from a diverse range of global content providers.

Washington, DC, March 17, 2015–The World Teleport Association today announced the winners of the 20^th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive luncheon at Satellite 2015. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

Washington, D.C. March 16, 2015–Panasonic Corporation and ITC Global announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Panasonic to acquire ITC Global, a leading provider of satellite communication services for the energy, mining, and maritime markets.

Hong Kong, March 16, 2015 – SpeedCast International Limited today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International Ltd, a provider of managed network services for the upstream oil and gas industry.  

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Melville, N.Y., March 11, 2015--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) today reported its operating results for the three and six months ended January 31, 2015. Net sales for the three months ended January 31, 2015 were US$ 81.8 million compared to US$ 85.5 million for the three months ended January 31, 2014. The period-over-period decrease reflects lower net sales in all three of the company's operating segments.

El Segundo, Calif., March 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has taken an equity stake in SoftBank Satellite Planning Corp., which will develop concepts for a satellite-based disaster response communications system for Japan. The group will evaluate the concepts and propose them to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 2, 2015-- ABS-3A and EUTELSAT 115 West B  was successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 10:50 p.m. EST on March 1st, 2015. Both satellites separated from the Falcon 9 launcher after a 35-minute flight, with telemetry subsequently received and processed at Boeing’s mission control center in El Segundo, California. 

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