News Analysis

Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 21, 2021--Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC  today announces its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) of part of its existing shares and to apply for admission of all of its shares to listing and trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (“ADX”). At least 30% of Yahsat’s issued share capital currently held by Mamoura Diversified Global Holding PJSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC will be included in the Offering to individuals and other investors in the UAE (as part of the UAE retail offering) and to qualified institutional and other investors (as part of the qualified investor offering).

Melvile, NY, June 8, 2021-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) today reported its operating results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2021 and updated its financial targets for fiscal 2021. The company reported consolidated net sales of US$ 139.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA of US$ 17.7 million (or 12.7% of consolidated net sales).

The June 2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on New Space Services is now available.  Featuring:

The State of the Art in On-Orbit Services  by Elisabeth Tweedie

Microsatellite and Nanosatellite Markets by Mayank Halmare

Better Satellite World: A Promise Kept

Coming Out of the COVID Tunnel by Robert Bell

It's Singapore Virtually by Martin Jarrold

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

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Los Angeles, Calif., June 4, 2021--Many years ago, when I was part of a team considering an investment in Teledesic, one of the engineers at Hughes, produced a computer model, of what would happen if one of the satellites ran into a piece of orbital debris.  The assumption was, that this would cause it to break-up, so the satellite behind would inevitably run into the fragments and similarly break-up and so on.  The space equivalent of a freeway pile-up, technically known as the Kessler Effect, after the NASA scientist who first modeled this happening.  
Teledesic, in common with many of the other Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) systems on the drawing board at the time, didn’t get off the ground, and general interest in space debris faded.  

TECHBrief on Mx-DMA MRC Technology for All Applications sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

A summary of the innovative features and benefits of ST Engineering iDirect's new Mx-DMA Multi-Resolution Coding (MRC) Technology.  Featuring:

No Compromises: Mx-DMA MRC Technology for All Applications  by Elisabeth Tweedie

Interview with Ban Van Poucke, Vice-President-Product Management, ST Engineering iDirect

Case Study: BIRDSAT-Netting the Benefits of Mx-DMA MRC 

To read or download the pdf of full report click here.

Redmond, Wash, May 26, 2021--Kymeta Corporation announced today that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has approved a US$ 30 million investment by Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd. (HSC), a leading global solutions company that provides differentiated smart technologies in defense electronics and information infrastructure, in Kymeta.

Aberdeen, Scotland, May 24, 2021 –  Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning (DDK), an Aberdeen, Scotland based provider of enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy solutions.  DDK uses the Iridium^® network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations, including GPS and Galileo, to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical industrial applications. 

Paris, May 11, 2021– Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) reports revenues for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended March 31, 2021.  The company reported nine months operating vertical revenues down 3.5% year-on-year. Third Quarter Operating Verticals revenues were down 6.1% year-on-year, in line with expectations.