News Analysis

Luxembourg, November 27,  2013 – Intelsat S.A. today announced that Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary  has amended its senior secured credit agreement, which governs its approximately US$ 3.1 billion senior secured term loan facility and $500 million revolving credit facility, effective today.

Houston, Tex., November 26, 2014--As OTT players mature, Voxofon expects accelerating market disruption, more options for consumers. Expect connected devices to integrate even further into the way humans live, work and play, which will accelerate adoption of an ever-expanding array of highly specialized over-the-top (OTT) services and further fragment the telecom ecosystem. These are among the top five predictions for OTT in 2014 issued today by Voxofon, a rapidly growing provider of OTT voice and messaging services.

New York City, November 25, 2013 — Coinciding with the SATCON Satellite Communications Conference & Expo held here November 13-14 at the Javits Convention Center, Teal Group space analysts have identified 3,164 space payloads proposed to be built and launched to earth or deep space orbits between 2013 and 2032. They estimate the value of these satellites and other space payloads at more than US$ 235 billion.

French Guiana, November 25, 2013--An important project involving satellite operator Eutelsat and regional ISP Caribsat to bridge the digital divide in the French West Indies and French Guiana will make use of Newtec’s Sat3Play® VSAT Broadband Platform.

Lima, Peru, November 25, 2013--Satellite operator O3b today moves a step closer to service launch for its customers with the formal opening of its Gateway (satellite ground station) in preparation for its launch and service commencement in 2014. The facility was formally opened by the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, at a ceremony attended by O3b CEO Steve Collar on Monday, 25 November at 11.00, local time.

London, UK – November 21, 2013 – Informa Telecoms & Media, has published new research reporting that telecom network transformation is necessary for operators to remain profitable and provide value for their subscribers.

Carlsbad, Calif., Nov. 12, 2013 — Satellite and wireless networking systems provider ViaSat Inc. has reported a turnaround to profit in the second quarter fiscal 2014 after recording double-digit revenue increases across all business segments and notable gains in its defense, Internet and commercial satellite equipment businesses.

Englewood, Colo., Nov. 12, 2013 ― Satellite operations and video delivery solutions provider EchoStar Corp. reported higher revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 but higher expenses caused a drop in its net income for the period.

London, UK, Nov. 7, 2013 — Inmarsat plc reported today a drop in its revenues for the three months ended 30 September 2013 to US$ 306.9 million compared to $325 million during the same period last year. Inmarsat Global MSS revenues, however, grew slightly by 0.5% to US$ 187.6 million during the quarter compared to US$ 186.7 million during the same period last year. But Inmarsat Solutions revenues also dropped by 8.5% to US$ 188.3 million during the quarter from US$ 205.9 million during the same quarter last year.

El Segundo, Calif., Nov. 7, 2013 — DirecTV increased its third quarter 2013 revenues by 6% to US$ 7.88 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization (OPBDA) by 15% to US$ 1.93 billion, operating profit by 15% to US$ 1.23 billion, and earnings per share by 42% to US$ 1.28 exceeding financial analysts’ expectations.