News Analysis

London, UK, May 10, 2021--OneWeb announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based TrustComm Inc., which will enable OneWeb to offer its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network and connectivity services to U.S. government clients and TrustComm customers.

Betzdorf, Luxembourg, May 6, 2021 -- Satellite operator SES S.A. announces financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2021. The company reported revenues of €436 million and Adjusted EBITDA of €268 million .  Highlights of the 1st qyuarter 2021 results include:

Tyson's Corner, Va., May 5, 2021-- Intelsat S.A.  (OTC: INTEQ), today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The company reported total revenue was US $502.8 million and net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. was US$ 174.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Petah Tikva, Israel – May 4, 2021 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a today reported its results for the first quarter of 2021. The company reported revenues of US$ 44.7 million versus US$ 47.7 million in Q1 2020 and up from US$ 42.6 million in the previous quarter;

The May2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the Middle East and Africa Satellite  Market is now available.  Featuring:

Middle East and Africa Satellite Market  by Omkar Nikam

From Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles: Commerical Satellite Imaging Augment It All by Himanshu Joshi

TECHBrief: Cloud-based Systems: A Key for Successful Satellite Service Delivery by Alvaro Sanchez

Better Satellite World: Is There a Satellite Inside? 

A Way You'll Never Be  by Lou Zacharilla

Let's Zoom Again 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

Oslo, Norway, May 3, 2021--Marlink Group,  closed the transaction of acquiring ITC Global.. Within the Marlink Group, ITC Global will focus on Energy and high-end customers who need specific and complex managed network solutions. ITC Global is also further extending the group’s global footprint with its strong presence in the US, the UK and Australia.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York City, NY, May 3, 2021--Few of us will ever enter a Hall of Fame as anything but a visitor or a guest.  The reason should be as obvious to you as it is to me.  After running the Space and Satellite Industry Hall of Fame inductions program for over 20 years you begin to see things clearly.  The explanation for why most of us remain spectactors is as mind-bogglingly simple as a Dr. Gladys West https://www.sspi.org/cpages/hof-west model of the shape of the Earth is complex.  

by Himanshu Joshi

Pune, India, May 3, 2021--Commercial satellite imaging provides images of the Earth captured by  satellites operated by private companies and governments around the world. Commonly used satellite imaging spacecraft  that are operated by private companies and governments include WorldView-2, WorldView-3, IKONOS, GeoEye-1, and various others. Before 1972, satellites were only used for military operations and satellite imagery was commercialized in 1984. IKONOS became the first high-resolution commercial imaging satellite that was launched in September 1999. 

by Omkar Nikam

Strasbourg, France, May 3, 2021--A region heavily reliant on natural resources, the Middle East and Africa represent two large distinct regions, and then therein, several sub-regions each. Both regions have abundant natural resources which have in-turn help drive its growth for many sectors: broadcast and media being one of them. Though the transition from analog to digital is proceeding at a slower pace, most of the countries like Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia have already started their transition to digital. While UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel are some of the countries to have completely adapted digital broadcasting.