The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL), chaired by Dominique D’Hinnin, announced the financial results for the year ended June  30 2021.  Highlights of the results include:

IBC today announces the shortlist for the highly coveted IBC2021 Innovation Awards. This year, the awards will celebrate the spirit of collaboration within the content and technology industry, where organisations identified a market challenge and worked together to create a solution. Winners and their technology partners will be honoured at an awards ceremony at IBC2021 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3-6 December 2021). 

Listen to audio podcasts with key satellite industry executives including: Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer and President EMEA of AXESS Networks ; Ken Grelck, Global Communications Industry Lead--Capgemini Engineering and R&D global business line; Mitja Lovsin, General Manager-STN; Jack Waters, CEO-Xiplink;  Alvaro Sanchez, CEO-Integrasys; Dan Zajicek, CEO-Spacecom; Dave Rehbehn, VP-Intnernational Division, Hughes Newtwork Systems; Krystal Dredge, Marketing Director-AvL Technologies; Carl Novello, CTO-NXTCOMM; Alexander Mueller-Gastell, CEO-ND SatCom; Vagan Shakhgildian, CEO-UHP Networks; David Gelerman, CEO, Spacebridge; Lou Dubin, SVP-Product Marketing, Comtech EF Data;  Bob Hansen, VP-Sales and Marketing, Terrasat; Steve Richeson, VP-Sales, Mission Microwave and Semir Hassanaly, Head of Cellular Backhaul and Trunking, ST Engineering iDirect.  Click here to listen to the podcasts.

Alexey Volin, General Director of the Russian satellite operator RSCC, gave a talk to the attendees of the Senezh Management Lab as part of the Territory of Meanings All-Russian Youth Educational Forum. At the panel discussion "Who will get a ticket to the future?", Alexey Volin spoke about the place of RSCC in the technological chain of communication and broadcasting service providers, noting that a total of 385 million people from 58 countries enjoy communication and broadcasting services using RSCC satellites.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Service Automation and Orchestration for Teleport Operators, a new research report that shares insights from thought leaders around the industry on the power of process automation to drive high QOS, revenue growth and new business models.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2021 and updated its full-year 2021 outlook. Net income was US$ 3.8 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021, as compared to net loss of $12.4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020.

Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with  Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer and President EMEA of AXESS Networks who gave a brief history of his company and the current trends and opportunities in the teleport business.

In an election taking place over the final week of June, the membership of SSPI-WISE (SSPI Women in Space Engagement) has appointed fourteen women to officer positions, including:

Intelsat announced today that Gogo Commercial Aviation, a business it acquired in December 2020, is dropping the Gogo name and is now called Intelsat.

With its acquisition of Gogo’s Commercial Aviation division, Intelsat became the world’s leading provider of inflight broadband connectivity to the commercial aviation industry. The vertical integration is uniquely positioning Intelsat to deliver a reliable, high-performance inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) experience for commercial airlines and their passengers.

Seraphim Capital has recently invested £2 million into two UK companies – Isotropic Systems and Commodities AI (“ChAI”). Both of these new investments will form part of the portfolio of 19 companies that are due to be acquired by Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC – the world’s first listed fund focused on the space sector - which is expected to complete its IPO on Friday, July 9.