News Analysis

The March 2020 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by Spacebridge is now available.  Featuring:

New Space Trends  by Omkar Nikam

AXESS Networks: A Merger with a Lot of Synergy by Virgil Labrador

Interview with Guido Neumann, Chief Development Officer and President EMEA, AXESS Networks

Antennas for Comms on the Move Applications by Bernardo Schneiderman

The Next Decade in Space Innovation by Stuart Daughtridge

The Importance of Link Budgets by Alvaro Sanchez

Work Microwave: A Diversified Portfolio for Changing Market Demands

Amphinicy Technologies: Building on its Strengths and Engineering Expertise

Executive Spotlight: Mitja Lovsin, General Manager, STN

Satellite Operators' Minimum Antenna Requirements  by Martin Jarrold

Before there was Nomophobia, there was the Teleport Awards  by Lou Zacharilla

PLUS Products and Services MarketPlace Guide to Satellite 2020 and CABSAT 2020, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets 20 Stock Index and many more. Click here to read or download the file

Ottawa, Canada, February 27, 2020--Telesat today announced its financial results for the three-month and one-year periods ended December 31, 2019. All amounts are in Canadian dollars and reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of $911 million, an increase of 1% ($8 million) compared to the same period in 2018.

McLean, Va, February 25, 2020–Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM)  today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 and issued its full-year 2020 guidance. Net loss was $107.9 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2019, as compared to net loss of $7.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Luxembourg, Feb. 20, 2020-- Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), today announced financial results for the three months and full-year ended December 31, 2019. Intelsat reported total revenue of $517.0 million and net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. of $115.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2019, Intelsat reported total revenue of $2,061.5 million and net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. of $913.6 million.

Petah Tikva, Israel – February 19, 2020 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

Melville, NY, January 29, 2020--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)  and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT; TASE: GILT)  announced today that Comtech has agreed to acquire Gilat in a cash and stock transaction for US$ 10.25 per Gilat ordinary share of which 70% will be paid in cash and 30% in Comtech common stock, resulting in an enterprise value of approximately US$ 532.5 million.

Kourou, French Guiana,  January 16, 2020--For its first launch of the year from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, Ariane 5 placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO): the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite for Eutelsat and the GSAT-30 satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The January-February 2020 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by Spacebridge is now available.  Featuring:

Trends to Watch in the New Decade by Virgil Labrador

The Most Significant Satellite Stories of 2019  by Elisabeth Tweedie

2019: The Year in China's Space Industry by Blaine Curcio

The Maritime Satellite Market by Bernardo Schneiderman

Satellites and the Cloud: A 20:20 View  by Martin Jarrold

Is Big Data a Big Deal for Teleports? by Robert Bell

Show Report: InterBee 2019 by Naoakira Kamiya

PLUS Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets 20 Stock Index and many more. Click here to read or download the file

by Virgil Labrador

Los Angeles, Calif., January 6, 2020--Here we are in the new decade of the 2020s. The recent history of the satellite industry have been highlighted by key developments that have had a profound impact on the industry.  The 1970s and 80s saw the rise of C-Band which facilitated the distribution of video to various networks.  The 1990s gave us Ku-Band technology that brought about the explosion in Direct-to-Home (DTH) services.  The new millennium of the 2000s brought Ka-Band to the fore enabling broadband services.  

by Robert Bell

New York City, January 3, 2020--Big Data is information on steroids.  It is generated at high volume, high velocity and with enormous structural variety from billions of devices flooding the world’s data centers with bits.  But the same term encompasses an even more radical development: the data analytics that can turn this explosion of digital content into business insights and actionable intelligence.