Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that at 04:39:30 am PDT (11:39:30 UTC) a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to low earth orbit (LEO).

For its third launch in 2018, the European Ariane 5 launcher has placed an additional four satellites in orbit, which will form part of the European Galileo navigation constellation. The Ariane 5 lifted off on schedule at 13h25mns and 1 second CET from the European spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), carrying Galileo satellites 23, 24, 25 and 26.

Integrasys, a manufacturer of Carrier Monitoring Systems and VSAT commissioning tools, has closed its 2017 year results with three times the profit compared to 2016 brought about by its successful customer wins and strategic partnerships.

A new World Teleport Association (WTA) research report released today has revealed that independent teleport operators' service growth is pausing after three years of growth, pricing for teleport services holds its own while capacity prices fall, and competition keeps ramping up to lower costs for customers.

The report, which explores the 2017 Top Operators rankings, says revenue diversification is trending downward as companies dig deeper into their niches.

The Global Satellite Payloads Market accounted for $10.98 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $26.51 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 10.3%.

Telesat successfully launched its new Telstar 19 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

More than 200 participants from the 35 OAS states, including government spectrum regulators and representatives from the private sector attending the CITEL PCCII meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, 16 – 20 July, were provided the opportunity to learn the latest in satellite technology and applications, and the key services they deliver to consumers around the world.

Under the theme "Satellite Communications: Bringing 5G and Advanced Technologies to Everyone, Wherever they are Located," the seminar was opened by Oscar Leon, Executive Secretary of CITEL.

Satellite network operator X2nSat has reached a definitive agreement to purchase On Call Communications, a leading provider of mobile satellite solutions.

In April of 2016, X2nSat and On Call Communications announced their formal partnership to expand and enhance satellite resources to each of their customer bases. Over the last two years this has meant increased reliability, increased stability, and vastly expanded availability of service in both capacity and geographic footprint.

The application of satellites led by the military and the civil sector is increasing at a tremendous pace and the global satellite manufacturing and launch system market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.32% to reach USD25.90 billion by the year 2023.

The rapid and increasing number of worldwide 4K flat panel TV shipments over the past few years is contributing to the overall growth of the global flat panel TV market. 4K TV units account for more than one-third of the total flat panel TV units sold in 2017.

ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, forecasts that 4K flat panel TV shipments will surpass 102 million in 2018, representing 44% of total global flat panel TV shipments.