News Analysis

Impulse Space Secures US$ 10 million From Lux Capital

El Segundo, Calif., June 17, 2022-- Impulse Space  today announced it has secured US$ 10 million in funding by Lux Capital, the venture capital firm focused on emerging science and technology ventures. Following the recently raised US$ 20 million seed round funding led by Founders Fund, this sets Impulse on an accelerated path toward its mission to provide agile, economic capabilities to access any orbit according to the company.

Comtech Reports Results for Third Quarter ending April 30, 2022 that Exceeded Expectations

Melville, NY, June 9, 2022--Comtech today reported results for the third quarter ended April 30, 2022.  Consolidated net sales were US$ 122.1 million, up 1.4% sequentially from Q2 2022 and Adjusted EBITDA  of US$ 11.2 million, a 14.3% sequential increase.

NSR Report sees Satellite Capacity Pricing Stabilizing, yet Increasingly Complex Period for Pricing Negotiations

Cambridge, Mass., June 1, 2022-- NSR’s Satellite Capacity Pricing Index, 8th Edition finds Satellite Operators sitting at a crossroads of multiple macro-economic headwinds, external competitive pressures, and supply chain challenges, driving need for innovative strategies. As pricing stabilizes in Q2 2022, technology efficiencies, supply-demand gap and macro-economic factors trigger increasingly complex pricing negotiations.

Where a Paycheck and the Supply Chain Meet

by Lou Zacharilla

New York City, June 1, 2022--I am not an economist but rather a keen observer.  I know how to watch a 401k fall to the bottom of an elevator shaft. 

Astrocast Acquires Hiber

Laussane, Switzerland, June 1, 2022–Astrocast, a nanosatellite IoT network operator, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Hiber, a Netherlands-based, IoT-as-a-Service provider. Under the agreement, Astrocast agreed to acquire all of Hiber’s shares in exchange for the issuance of new Astrocast shares, representing 16.5% of Astrocast’s share capital, calculated prior to its previously announced public offering on Euronext Growth Paris. Hiber’s shareholders also agreed to invest €10.45 million in Astrocast’s public offering.

Better Satellite World: Fighting Fires by Satellite

New York City, NY, June 1, 2022--Fire. In our homes, it brings us light, warmth and hope. In the depths of the forest, it brings terror. 
A forest fire is a massive wall of heat and flame. Driven by high winds, it can leap across roads, spin into columns of fire, turn homes to ash. 
But every year, around the world, men and women walk into the fire to save the forest, the homes, the people. They are wildfire fighters, and they do one of the world’s hardest jobs.

Gilat Reports Strong Revenue Growth in First Quarter 2022

Petah Tikva, Israel, May 23, 2022 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), today reported its results for the first quarter, ended March 31, 2022 with revenues of US$ 51.4 million up 19% year-over-year.

Eutelsat Reports Third Quarter Operating Verticals Revenues of €285m

Paris, France, May 12 2022 – Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) reports revenues for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended 31 March 2022. Highlights of the results include:

LiveU Announces the Acquisition of Cloud-based Video Production Provider easylive.io

Hackensack, NJ – May 122022–LiveU, the leader in live video streaming and remote production solutions, today announced the acquisition of easylive.io as part of its strategy to expand its cloud video platform, enabling customers to grow their audiences with original, interactive and quality live content. The move will provide remote and collaborative tools for cloud-based and hybrid productions, enabling customers to operate and scale up, while still lowering budgets, quickly and easily from anywhere including video switching, audio mixing, adding graphics, localizing content and bringing on guests.