Americas Markets - Latest Developments
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) today announced it will strengthen its European presence by purchasing the remaining 51% share of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), the wholesale broadband services business created as part of Viasat’s former partnering arrangement with Eutelsat Communications.
ST Engineering today announced that effective January 1, 2021, the company will be reorganized as Commercial and Defence & Public Security clusters, replacing the sector-structure of Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems and Marine.
New Structure Aligns to Global Growth Strategy and Strengthens Customer Focus
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), today reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Revenues were US$ 37.3 million; compared to US$ 63.4 million in Q3 2019 and similar to that of the previous quarter. GAAP operating loss was US$ 10.9 million compared to operating income of US$ 7.0 million in Q3 2019 and an operating loss of US$ 3.5 million in the previous quarter. The GAAP operating loss in the quarter includes $8.2 million in expenses related to the Comtech merger and litigation and their effects.
With a total of more than 2,700 views on the GVF YouTube channel of the recorded webinars of the GVF-Satellite Evolution Series, in addition to the views of the live broadcasts over Zoom every alternate Thursday, the series continues to draw some significant audiences, now regularly from over 120 countries. The series has been widely recognized for its professional production approach to presentation and for the quality of its dialogues.
It’s not often in a technology business that billions in investment and revenue depend on one of the humblest components of the tech system.
It’s the moment you dread. You reach into your pocket or handbag – and your phone isn’t there. A flash of panic runs through you. Where is it? Lost? Stolen? You rush online and use the “find my phone” feature to see where it is. And there it is at the restaurant where you left it last night.
Intelsat S.A. (OTC: INTEQ), today reported total revenues of US$ 489.4 million and net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. of US$ 15.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Intelsat reported EBITDA, or earnings before net interest, gain on early extinguishment of debt, taxes and depreciation and amortization, of US$ 266.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA of US$ 332.9 million, or 68% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) a today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Key points from the quarter include:
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Case Study: Managing an Outside Broadcast Fleet
Executive Spotlight: Hans Massart, Head-Broadcast and Media, ST Engineering iDirect
Leaning Into Risk by Lou Zacharilla
Digitization, "Actionable Intelligence" and a Global Digital Ecosystem by Martin Jarrold
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ICEYE today announced that Jerry Welsh, who joined ICEYE in 2017 as COO/CFO, will take on the CEO role for ICEYE US. Welsh, an operations and technology expert who specializes in scale-up strategy recently oversaw the completion of ICEYE’s US$ 87 million Series C financing. He will lead a team focused on deploying capital to scale operations and serve the needs of US customers.
