El Segundo, Calif., March 13, 2014—The global television market shrank last year for the second year in a row after total shipments declined by 6 percent from already soft 2012 levels, accompanied this time by a rare deceleration in the liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV space in China, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, according to a new report from IHS Technology.
Rochelle Park, NJ, March 12, 2014 – ORBCOMM Inc. a provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Euroscan Holdings, B.V, a supplier of refrigerated transportation temperature compliance recording systems. Based in the Netherlands, Euroscan’s integrated turn-key systems are used worldwide to ensure the safe and secure transportation of food and pharmaceuticals by monitoring and assuring temperature compliance throughout the supply chain.
Arzen, Germany, March 10, 2014--CET Teleport is merging with the Limeline Group and all of the companies in the two organizations are to be rebranded under the "Onlime Group." The expanded business will have offices in Germany, UK, India, Sierra Leone, Angola, DR Congo, South Africa and UAE, with several more in the pipeline.
Paris, France, March 7, 2014 — Eutelsat Communications announces that Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex), which Eutalsat purchased in January this year has been renamed Eutelsat Americas. Headquartered in Mexico City and satellite control facilities in Hermosillo and Mexico City, Eutelsat Americas will be part of a worldwide satellite group it will enable a broad portfolio of video, data, telco and broadband clients to benefit from Eutelsat’s global presence, services, technologies and expertise as well as access to its existing and future satellites, according to Eutelsat.
London, UK, March 6, 2014--Inmarsat plc today reported consolidated preliminary financial results for the year ended 31 December 31, 2013.
Inmarsat reported Adjusted total revenues of US$ 1,249.6m (2012: $1,277.6m) and Adjusted EBITDA of US$ 639.8m (2012: $642.8m).
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 6, 2014--Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) and Telesat Canada (Telesat) have signed a strategic commercial agreement under which Telesat will utilize a lifetime Ku-band payload on a the new satellite Hellas-sat-4. The new satellite’s RFP is going to the market in March as part of Arabsat’s RFP for its 6th generation satellites. The RFP will incorporate the design and manufacture of four new satellites.
Madrid, Spain, March 5, 2014--HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite operator, reported 201.4 million euros in revenues in 2013, a increase of 0.57% from 2012. Excluding the adverse exchange rate effect, this increase would have been 4.35%, mainly due to the increased sales results from markets outside of Spain.
Saltaire, UK, March 4, 2014--UK-based Set-top box manufacturer Pace reported a 2.7% increase in revenues to US$ 2,469.2 m from 2012: US $2,403.4m in 2012. Adjusted EBITA was up 22.5% to US$ 193.6 m from US$ 158.1m in 2012.
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Satellite Monitoring: More than Just Plotting Signals by Dan Freyer
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The Satellite Inteference Summit @CABSAT 2014 by Martin Jarrold
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Luxembourg, February 21, 2014--SES reported 2013 revenues of EUR 1.862 billion (approximately US$ 2.59 billion), an increase of 3.4% at constant foreign exchange rates (FX) over the prior year period; 5.9% when excluding the EUR 42.6 million of analogue revenue recorded in 2012. 2013 EBITDA was EUR 1.364 billion, an increase of 2.8% at constant FX over the prior year; 6.2% when excluding analogue revenue.