News Analysis

The June 2019 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the Asia-Pacific Satellite market sponsored by Spacebridge is now available.  Featuring:

China's Space Industry Industry Has Come a Long Way by Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan 

Update on the Japanese Satellite Market by Naoakira Kamiya 

Old School by Lou Zacharilla  

Link Budget for Dummies by Alvaro Sanchez

Executive Roundtable on Innovations in  In-Flight Connectivity  by Bernardo Schneiderman

5G Satellite Integration by Martin Jarrold

PLUS Products and Services MarketPlace Guide to CommunicAsia 2019, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets 20 Stock Index and many more. Click here to read or download the file

Hackensack, NJ, May 28, 2019 — LiveU, a provider of live IP video solutions, is pleased to announce that Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm, together with co-investor IGP Capital, have acquired LiveU from its existing shareholders.

by Lou Zacharilla

Washington, D.C.  May 15, 2019--At Satellite 2019 there was a payload full of exotic, interesting sessions, many flavored for the month and the buzz of the “New Space” era. While our commercial space and satellite industries are undergoing a burst not unlike the roar caused by Mount Vesuvius when it blows, the long hours on the show floor, the stream of panels and the happy chatter at networking events yields an inevitable echo chamber. By the last day we bounce around each other, happily, collegially and more often than not in a state of overload.

London, UK, May 15, 2019 —  The Board of Directors of Inmarsat and majority of its shareholders have voted on May 10 in favor of the acquisition of a consortium, comprising Apax, Warburg Pincus, and a pair of Canadian pension funds for US$3.3 billion (€2.9 billion) for the satellite operator.

Paris, France, May 14, 2019 – Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) today reported slight increase in revenues of US$377.61 million (€337 million), up by 0.7% year-on-year for the third quarter on resilience of broadcast and stable video revenues. Revenues for the five Operating Verticals (ie, excluding ‘Other Revenues’), however, were down by 4%.

The May 2019 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  focusing on the Satellite Broadcast market sponsored by Comtech EF Data is now available.  Featuring:

The Changing Satellite Ecosystem by Omkar Nikam

A Beautiful Setting for a State of the Art Teleport by Virgil Labrador

How Teleport Operators Grow the Satellite Pie by Robert Bell

Better Satellite World: How Satellite Innovators Close the Gap

Oilfield Connectivity and Cellular Backhaul by Martin Jarrold

Case Study:  Satellite Data Acquisition in the Blink of an Eye

Featured Product: ATCi’s Simulsat

Featured Companies: Work Microwave and Mission Microwave

PLUS Products and Services MarketPlace Guide to Satellite 2019, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets 20 Stock Index and many more. Click here to read or download the file

Ottawa, Canada, May 2, 2019 — Telesat reported consolidated revenues of US$164.85 million (Ca$222 million) during the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 4% or US$7.43 million (Ca$10 million) compared to the same period in 2018. But despite the drop, Telesat netted US$127.72 million (Ca$172 million) compared to a loss of US$11.14 million (Ca$15 million) in first quarter 2018.

by Robert Bell

The teleport industry got its start in the days when monopoly telephone companies ruled and, in the US, COMSAT was the sole gatekeeper for access to domestic and international satellites.  Then the Reagan Administration’s Open Skies policy ended COMSAT’s lock on satellite access, and entrepreneurs jumped on the new opportunity.

New York City, NY, May 1, 2019 — The world is full of sharp disparities between the privileged and those struggling for access: access to good work, to knowledge, to the means to pursue their calling and preserve their communities. Around the world, dedicated people are using technology to close that gap. Technology that is literally out of this world.

by Virgil Labrador, Editor-in-Chief

Rugby, UK, May 1, 2019 — Having worked at a teleport at the beginning of my career, I never miss an opportunity to visit one. Teleports remind me of the very exciting times I spent working in one. There is something about the mix of high technology and innovative, geeky engineers that never cease to amaze me, so when I was invited to visit a teleport in England I didn’t hesitate to accept. But nothing prepared me for what I was about to see…