CABSAT 2024, the Middle East’s flagship event for content, broadcast, satellite, media, and entertainment, is set to provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in global media, entertainment, and technology industries, especially over the course of this year's Content Congress and SATExpo sessions. The latest edition of CABSAT will highlight all the newest advancements in media and satellite technology, starting from May 21 to 23, 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Satellite  operators SES and Intelsat announced an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of US$ 3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights. The combination will create a stronger multi-orbit operator with greater coverage, improved resiliency, expanded suite of solutions, enhanced resources to profitably invest in innovation, and benefit from the collective talent, expertise, and track record of both companies,, according to SES in a statement.

Eutelsat Group (ISIN: FR0010221234 – Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) announced today that Kevin Steen has been appointed by the Eutelsat America Corp. (EAC) Board of Directors to the position of President and CEO of EAC. He will also continue his existing role as President and CEO of OneWeb Technologies (OWT). EAC and OWT completed their combination earlier this year and will go to market as a single EAC entity.

 

Novaspace, a merger between Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners, a space consulting and market intelligence firm, anticipates that standardization will drive democratization, catalyzing the fast-paced technological evolution of optical communications and the market. Government-supported standardization efforts, such as the SDA program, have been conducted to drive down costs and enable larger adoption of laser communications technology, which for the moment, remains costly.

Significant and ongoing transformations in the High Throughput Satellites (HTS) market are confirmed in the 7th edition of the 'High Throughput Satellites' report from leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Novaspace, a merger between Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners. The report underscores the pivotal role of Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) constellations in reshaping the satellite connectivity industry, with the latter to emerge as the primary driver in coming years.