Rethink Technology Research’s Rethink TV service has launched a new report which shows how Direct to Home satellite TV (DTH) subscriber falls will accelerate and spread from North America to Europe and eventually to the Far East. Where subscribers numbers rise there will be falls in ARPU.
The new report is entitled, “Who benefits as Global DTH revenue set to shed $ billions – Forecast to 2024” and it is part of the Rethink TV series of forecasts, sold by Rethink as a subscription service.
Accion Systems today announced that Tom Phelps has joined the company as Vice President of Product. Phelps will lead the product strategy for Accion’s in-space propulsion system, as well as future technologies and products.
KVH Industries has announced that Ken Loke has been named Vice President – Asia Pacific, to direct all initiatives for KVH in this important region.
Anokiwave has announced the latest addition to its executive leadership team with the appointment of Alastair Upton to the position of chief strategy officer, a new position within Anokiwave, effective May 2019. Upton will report directly to chief executive officer, Robert Donahue.
Pascal Homsy, 54, has been appointed executive vice president of Thales Alenia Space’s Telecommunications Business Line, effective May 13, 2019. He succeeds Bertrand Maureau, who takes on new responsibilities within the Thales Group.
Pascal Homsy graduated from Telecom ParisTech in 1991 and began his career in sales at TRT-Philips.
Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the results of 2019 elections to its Board of Directors. The SSPI membership has elected six new Directors and re-elected four Directors to serve three-year terms beginning May 8.
The Board of Directors of Inmarsat and majority of its shareholders have voted on May 10 in favor of the acquisition of a consortium, comprising Apax, Warburg Pincus, and a pair of Canadian pension funds for US$3.3 billion (€2.9 billion) for the satellite operator.
The deal is expected to close in Q4 this year following regulatory approvals. The offer of acquisition was first reported in March this year.
At the NAB 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Satellite Markets and Research interviewed key executives including Thomas van den Driessche, CEO-Newtec;
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.
