News Analysis

New York City, October 8, 2014 – A new report from LS Telecom reveals a mobile and wireless industry that is driving hard to gain access to C-Band and other satellite frequencies for expansion of its services while leaving 30% of its existing allocated spectrum unused in most regions of the world. 

Vancouver, Canada, October 6, 2014-- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a communications and information company, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Advanced Systems, a line of business from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., originally announced last July. This business will become part of MDA Information Systems LLC.

Houston, Tex., Oct. 1, 2014 – ITC Global, a leading global provider of satellite communications services to the energy, mining, and maritime markets announced today that it recorded another record for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. On a year to date basis, ITC has signed approximately US$ 100 million in new long-term service contracts.

MarketBrief Report on Evolving VSAT Requirements  sponsored by ND SatCom.

This report examines the changing vsat network  requirements of customers in the growing vertical markets such as Oli and Gas, Mining, Power Utilities, Goverment, among others. 

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Backnang, Germany, September 16, 2014--Signalhorn announced today that Metric Capital Partners (MCP), a European private equity firm, has provided capital that will allow Signalhorn to expand its global operations into new markets.

Ottawa, Canada, September 4, 2014-- International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) (TSX:IDC), announced its financial results today for the first half and second quarter ended July 31, 2014. Total revenues and financial results decreased from the same period in Fiscal 2014, however compared with the previous quarter both product revenues and margins improved. 

Arlington, Va., September 2, 2014--OmniEarth Incorporated completed its acquisition of IRISmaps, Inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction. The combined companies will be led by OmniEarth CEO, Lars Dyrud.

St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, September 1, 2014-- O3b has today confirmed that in-orbit testing of its latest satellites has been successfully completed and the satellites have been commissioned into the O3b constellation. The expanded constellation is now fully operational allowing the company to launch services on a global basis.

The September 2014  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by  Gazprom Space Systems is now available.  Featuring:

The Changing Economics of Satellite Communications  by Jan Grøndrup-Vivanco

Silicon Valley Investing in the Satellite Industry by Elisabeth Tweedie

Outsourcing Content Management by Virgil Labrador

Disruption of the "Good Enough" by Lou Zacharilla

Executive Spotlight on Gazprom Space Systems Director-General Dmitry Sevastiyanov  

plus Product Spotlight on  SKYWAN 5G,  Product and Services MarketPlace Guide to the IBC 2014 , News Analysis, Market Briefs, Executive Moves, Vital Statistics and Satellite Markets and Research 25^TM Stock Index  and many more.  Click here to read or download the file