News Analysis

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Completes Review of Strategic Alternatives

Melville, NY, December 9, 2014-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced that its Board of Directors has completed a review of strategic alternatives today with the assistance of its financial advisor, Citibank, its legal counsel, Proskauer Rose, and its special counsel, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. After considering various strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible merger or sale of the company, the Board has determined that the interests of the company and its shareholders will be best served by the company remaining independent.

World Teleport Association Publishes Top Operator Rankings for 2014

New York, NY, December 9, 2014– The World Teleport Association (WTA) published its annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2014. The annual rankings of companies by revenue and revenue growth are compiled by surveying teleport operators around the world as well as referencing the published results of publicly-held companies.

HISPASAT Contracts SSL to build Amazonas 5 Satellite

Palo Alto, Calif., December 5, 2014-- Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, HISPASAT, has contracted Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build the Amazonas 5 satellite, which will provide a wide range of telecommunications services in Latin America. This new satellite constitutes an expansion of the Amazonas 4B project, to which the full capacity of the Amazonas 4A was added.

ATK and Orbital Receive U.S. DOJ Clearance for Proposed Merger

Arlington, Va., Dec. 4, 2014—Alliant Techsystems Inc. (“ATK”) (NYSE: ATK) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital”) (NYSE: ORB) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has unconditionally cleared the proposed merger of ATK’s Aerospace and Defense Groups with Orbital.

The December 2014 Year in Review issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine

The December 2014  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by The SpaceConnection  is now available.  Featuring: 

A Look Back at the Key Developments of 2014  by Elisabeth Tweedie

The Future of Consumer Satellite by Roger Boddy

HTS Technologies  by Martin Jarrold

Case Study on Extending Broadband Internet by  Virgil Labrador

Executive Spotlight Interview with Roger Franklin, CEO of Crystal Solutions

plus coverage of the Vision  Awards 2014, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Product Spotlight, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25TM Stock Index  and many more.  Click here to read or download the file

Need for High Throughput Connectivity in Defence Drives Satcom Applications Globally

London, UK, November 25, 2014 – The demand for high throughput military satcom applications is growing as the use of unmanned aerial systems and implementation of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance of C4ISR systems increase. High throughput satcom applications can support imagery streaming and seamless connectivity across tactical and strategic networks – capabilities which have become vital in the military space.

ITU Releases Annual Global ICT Data & ICT Development Index Country Rankings

Geneva, Switzerland, November 24, 2014 – Over three billion people are now online and information and communication technology (ICT) growth remains buoyant in just about every country worldwide, according to ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report.

Gary Hatch, Advantech Wireless and Integrasys Win the 3nd Annual Vision Awards Presented During SATCON 2014

November 13, 2014, New York City—At an awards ceremony held on the first day of the SATCON Conference and Exhibition in New York City, the Third Annual Vision Awards announced winners in three categories:   Gary Hatch, Co-founder and CEO of ATCi Communications won the Visionary Executive of the Year; Integrasys’ Satmotion Pocket won the Innovative Product of the Year and Advantech Wireless won the Most Promising Company of the Year. 

ORBCOMM Acquires SkyWave Mobile Communications

Rochelle Park, NJ, November 7, 2014 – ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a leading global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWave Mobile Communications (SkyWave), the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) global L-band satellite network, for US$ 130 million. Based in Ottawa, Canada, SkyWave has more than 250,000 subscriber units, 400 channel partners, an estimated annualized US$ 60 million in revenues and over US$ 12 million in Adjusted EBITDA.