News Analysis

McLean,Va., February 22, 2016-Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I)  today announced preliminary financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2015. Intelsat reported preliminary total revenue of $571.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

Paris, France, February 17,  2016 – The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 – NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) reviewed the financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2015.  First Half revenues were €774 million, up 1.5% on a like-for-like basis.¹ Net attributable income was  €188 million, up 17.0%; net margin of 24%.

Petah Tikva, Israel, February 17, 2016 –Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), today reported its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 reflecting on a good fourth quarter of 2015 nd forecasting profitable growth in 2016.

Highlights of the results include.

Madrid, Spain, February 15,  2016.- In the business year of 2015 the Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT reached a figure of 219.6 million euros in total revenue, representing an 8.7% increase from the previous business year. EBITDA reached 178.9 million euros, which translates into a 10.6% increase with respect to 2014 and represents an operating margin of 81.5%, a figure that further anchors HISPASAT's position as one of the most profitable and efficient companies in the satellite sector.

Carlsbad, Calif., February 9, 2016–Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and ViaSat Inc.(NASDAQ: VSAT) today announced an agreement to create a joint venture combining Eutelsat’s current European broadband business with ViaSat’s broadband technologies and consumer Internet Service Provider (ISP) business expertise.

Houston, Tex. Feb. 04, 2016--RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNET), a lglobal provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Orgtec S.A.P.I. de C.V., d.b.a. TECNOR, a  provider of telecommunications solutions and services for remote sites on land, sea and air, including a wide array of equipment, voice and data services, satellite coverage and bandwidth options in Mexico. These services are provided to industrial, commercial and private users in a variety of segments from mission critical armed forces and oil & gas operations, to commercial fishing and leisure. 

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 4, 2016 – DataPath, Inc. a  provider of remote field communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, government, broadcast, and infrastructure markets announced today plans to expand its customer-facing functions and international footprint, on the heels of strong 2015 growth.  The expansion will include the launch of new products in the company’s portable satellite terminals business, continued development of its DataPath Services Division, as well as plans for new sales and customer service offices in the Middle East, India, Singapore and Australia.  

February 1, 2016-C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI) a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, today announced the payment of an eligible dividend in the amount of $0.0125 per common share payable on February 26, 2016 to all shareholders of record as of February 12, 2016.  Based on the closing price of $0.90 per share on January 28, 2016, this dividend represents a yield of 5.6% on an annualized basis.

Melville, NY, January 19, 2016-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL or “Comtech”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Typhoon Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub”), has extended its tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Shares”), and Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Shares”, together, with the Class A Shares, the “Shares”), of TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“TCS”), at a price of $5.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes. All terms and conditions of the Offer, other than the expiration date, remain the same.