BlackSky Holdings, Inc. a technology platform providing real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring, today announced that James (Jim) Tolonen will join its Board of Directors.Tolonen is a seasoned finance and business strategy advisor with significant experience advising high growth, public companies.

In conjunction with the Philippines in View event, The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) releases its annual Philippines in View  has produced a Philippines in View Report 2021. The report covers the Overall TV Market Environment, including Online Curated Content and Traditional Pay TV, as well as take an in-depth look at Piracy in the Philippines and the Regulatory Environment for Digital Content.

Alexey Volin, General Director of the Russian satellite operator RSCC, gave a talk to the attendees of the Senezh Management Lab as part of the Territory of Meanings All-Russian Youth Educational Forum. At the panel discussion "Who will get a ticket to the future?", Alexey Volin spoke about the place of RSCC in the technological chain of communication and broadcasting service providers, noting that a total of 385 million people from 58 countries enjoy communication and broadcasting services using RSCC satellites.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Service Automation and Orchestration for Teleport Operators, a new research report that shares insights from thought leaders around the industry on the power of process automation to drive high QOS, revenue growth and new business models.

Felipe Saad Lukowiecki has recently joined satellite operator ABS as Sales Director, Brazil. Based in Rio de Janeiro, he will be responsible for ABS’ commercial initiatives as well as managing the relationship with existing customers in the Americas.

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) released its 24th annual State of the Satellite Industry Report, a study of the satellite industry performance. The report, produced by BryceTech, provides an overview of 2020 activity derived from proprietary surveys, in-depth public information, and independent analysis.

Highlights from the report: 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), announced today, that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp., a leading provider of satellite communications equipment was awarded a multi-million dollar order for WAN optimization equipment from a leading system integrator in South Asia.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2021 and updated its full-year 2021 outlook. Net income was US$ 3.8 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021, as compared to net loss of $12.4 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020.

NSR’s Maritime SATCOM Markets, 9^th Edition report finds on-going challenges in some segments of the Maritime SATCOM Markets through 2022. While 2020 and 2021 continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19 in segments such as the cruise ship industry, the migration towards HTS-based services accelerates. Switching from MSS Broadband to VSAT connectivity are driving revenues in the near to medium terms.