Consulting firm Euroconsult announced the recipients of both its Annual Awards for Excellence in Connectivity and Satellite Communications as well as Earth Observation and Information on the occasion of the World Satellite Business Week, its annual senior executive event, of which the 22nd edition took place in Paris from Sept. 10 to 14. These annual awards recognize companies and their management for their outstanding accomplishments.

Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) today announced the settlement of its previously announced tender offer  by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., to purchase any and all of its outstanding 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2020.

NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 15th Edition report, finds Non-GEO Satellite  (NGSO) annual capacity revenues will skyrocket to US$ 4 billion by 2027. These networks offer a new set of attributes for customers such as low latency, full mesh connectivity, or high-bandwidth per terminal, and will be key to unlocking new greenfield markets.

The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced that it will present its 2018 Promise Awards to Jillian Gorsuch of SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, Theodore McDonald of SpaceX and Mike Safyan of Planet. The Promise Awards honor three space & satellite employees or entrepreneurs age 35 and under for outstanding achievement in the early stages of their career.

The annual AfricaCom Awards will once again celebrate success and innovation this year, by recognising the achievements of the best companies, solutions, products and personalities improving connectivity and driving Africa through the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The satellite communication equipment market is predicted to expand with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.88% throughout the forecast period to cross US$ 47 billion by 2026, a new study of Markets and Research said.

Satellite communications equipment referred to include – SATCOM Receiver, SATCOM Transmitter, SATCOM Transceiver, SATCOM Antenna and SATCOM Modem; End-use – Land SATCOM Equipment, Maritime SATCOM Equipment, Air & Space SATCOM Equipment.

The satellite communication market in the defense sector is expected to register a CAGR of over 6.90% during 2018 – 2023 according to the latest report of Research and Markets.

A Parks Associates research has found that the rate of cancellations for OTT video services among U.S. broadband households has held steady over the past three years at approximately 18%.

ITU Telecom World 2018 officially opened for business today in Durban, South Africa with a dynamic Opening Ceremony in the presence of H.E. Nomvula Paula Mokonyane, Minister of Communications, South Africa; Acting Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Sihle Zikalala; H.E.

AQYR Technologies has announced the appointment of Virgil Russell as their new Director of Sales and Marketing.  He will succeed Rory Eddings who is taking over as AQYR’s Manager of Commercial Sales.