At Satellite 2019 there was a payload full of exotic, interesting sessions, many flavored for the month and the buzz of the “New Space” era.

It’s hardly surprising that two topics dominated Satellite 2019 in Washington this year, were: the low earth orbit (LEO) constellations, and 5G.  Topics that are constantly in the news, and are in fact related.  Although many of the applications do not require it, low latency is one of the specifications of the 5G standard; therefore many operators feel that the LEO constellations are necessary for the satellite industry to be fully integrated into 5G.

Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) today reported slight increase in revenues of US$377.61 million (€337 million), up by 0.7% year-on-year for the third quarter on resilience of broadcast and stable video revenues. Revenues for the five Operating Verticals (ie, excluding ‘Other Revenues’), however, were down by 4%.

Rodolphe Belmer, CEO said the third quarter of 2018-19 saw the return to growth in Broadcast on a quarter-on-quarter basis, an improvement in the US Government renewal rate and commercial wins in Maritime  Mobility.

Societies are entering an era of massive digital transformation. ITU international standards aim to ensure that the benefits of this digital transformation are realized on a global scale. To celebrate the inclusive development and implementation of standards, this year's World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) will focus on “Bridging the standardization gap."

With transformation at the top of their agenda, business leaders are meeting at ConnecTechAsia, held in Singapore from 18 – 20 June 2019, to showcase and discover the latest technologies that promise to ready businesses for the future.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the winners of the 24th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive luncheon at SATELLITE 2019. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

The 2019 recipients are:

Independent Teleport Operator of the Year: Santander Teleport

Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, was today awarded with the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA)’s Top Infrastructure Award.

Presented at an exclusive ceremony taking place as part of SATELLITE 2019, the accolade was given to highlight the flexible merits of Newtec’s ability to deliver and enhance in-flight connectivity.

AvL Technologies will be holding a year-long celebration for the company’s 25 years in business. What began in 1994 as Jim Oliver’s humble one-man engineering company making custom broadcast antennas has flourished into a company with 250 employees and a technology campus with 100,000+ square feet of product development, manufacturing and testing space.

The satellite industry calendar for May and June 2019 will see two key events from the GVF-EMP Conference Partnership portfolio taken firstly to Aberdeen in Scotland and then to London.

Telesat reported consolidated revenues of US$164.85 million (Ca$222 million) during the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 4% or US$7.43 million (Ca$10 million) compared to the same period in 2018. But despite the drop, Telesat netted US$127.72 million (Ca$172 million) compared to a loss of US$11.14 million (Ca$15 million) in first quarter 2018.