News Analysis

The September 2014  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by  Gazprom Space Systems is now available.  Featuring:

The Changing Economics of Satellite Communications  by Jan Grøndrup-Vivanco

Silicon Valley Investing in the Satellite Industry by Elisabeth Tweedie

Outsourcing Content Management by Virgil Labrador

Disruption of the "Good Enough" by Lou Zacharilla

Executive Spotlight on Gazprom Space Systems Director-General Dmitry Sevastiyanov  

plus Product Spotlight on  SKYWAN 5G,  Product and Services MarketPlace Guide to the IBC 2014 , News Analysis, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25^TM Stock Index  and many more.  Click here to read or download the file

Melville, NY, August 25, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) today confirmed that it is exploring strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible merger or sale of the company.

Scottsdale, Ariz., August 20, 2014--The 2nd quarter 2014 showed about a 5% growth in set-top box revenues from a key set of major OEMs according to ABI Research. Most manufacturers saw similar sales, with ARRIS a clear winner, growing about 60% year-over-year to US$ 711 million (pro-forma based on the combined ARRIS-Motorola from the start of 2013). Cisco, however, was a clear loser, falling 30% to US$ 332 million, while Humax saw substantial revenue growth of 30%.

Carlsbad, Calif., August 12, 2014 – ViaSat Inc., announced its fiscal year 2015 first quarter financial results, which included revenues of US$ 319.5 million and a new Adjusted EBITDA record of US$ 60.2 million, up 14% from US$ 52.7 million recorded in the same period last year.

Rochelle Park, N.J., August 7, 2014--For the second quarter of 2014, Machine-to-Machine communications provider ORBCOMM reported  total revenues were up 30.9% year-over-year to US$ 24.3 million.  Service Revenues were up 10.2% to US$ 14.9 million over the prior year. Second quarter 2014 Product Sales of US$ 9.4 million were 86.4% higher than prior year. 

Englewood, Colo., August 6, 2014--DISH Network Corp. today reported revenue totaling US$ 3.69 billion for the quarter ending June 30, 2014, compared to US$ 3.49 billion for the corresponding period in 2013. Subscriber-related revenue increased 5.6 percent to US$ 3.65 billion from US$ 3.45 billion in the year-ago period.

Washington, D.C., August 4, 2014--Intelsat S.A. today reported total revenue of US$ 615.7 million and net income attributable to Intelsat S.A. of US$ 66.8 million, or $0.53 per common share on a diluted basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2014.  The company reported adjusted net income per diluted common share1 of $0.76 for the quarter.

Boston, Mass., August 4, 2014--Strategy Analytics’ forecast, Global Mobile Media Forecast: 2001-2018, predicts spending on consumer mobile media services consumed via the handset (which excludes tablet spend) including handset browsing, mobile applications, mobile games, mobile music, mobile video, mobile TV, ringtones, wallpapers and alerts - will rise from just above $236 Billion in 2013 to approach US$ 380 Billion by 2018.

El Segundo, Calif., July 31, 2014--DIRECTV  today reported that second quarter 2014 revenues increased 5% to $8.11 billion, reported operating profit before depreciation and amortization(OPBDA) increased 3% to US$ 2.15 billion, reported operating profit increased 5% to US$ 1.42 billion and reported diluted earnings per share increased 35% to $1.59 compared to last year's second quarter.

Ottawa, Canada, July 31, 2014-- Telesat Holdings Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and six month periods ended June  30, 2014.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of CDN$ 226 million, an increase of 5% (CDN$10 million) compared to the same period in  2013.