HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has signed an agreement with Tele Greenland A/S, the national communications company in Greenland, to lease space capacity on the Amazonas Nexus satellite until the end of its lifetime.

Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 491 million between 2021 and 2026 to reach 1.64 Billion according to a new study by Digital TV Research . China and the US will together account for 49% of the global total by 2026, down from 56% in 2021.

 The September 2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  is now available.  Featuring:

NSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 13^th Edition (EO13), report launched today, finds multiple trends converging to achieve a longstanding industry goal, an open EO market. Driven by Gov/Mil customers and rapidly growing commercial demand, derived EO data products present a US$ 73 Billion opportunity, as new business models push ground segment evolution boosting revenues.

In line with INTEGRASYS' vision  is to make satellite mainstream, INTEGRASYS has enabled anyone to use its powerful link budget tool on a SaaS model with small monthly membership for Beam Budget.

IBC, the world's most inspiring content and technology event, announces a comprehensive content programme for IBC Show 2021 which for the first time in IBC’s history will be free for all to access. Attendees can watch the sessions in person in Amsterdam or online via IBC Digital, which will launch on 21st October.

ST Engineering iDirect’s broadcast technology has been selected by USSI Global, a leading provider of customized network, broadcast and digital signage systems and services worldwide, to enable the modernization and compression of satellite programmers’ distribution uplinks to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) C-band spectrum transition.

A new report by Orbofleet’s entitled ‘Global Non-Geostationary (NGSO) Satellite Communications Market’ has found potential US$300 Billion opportunities across multiple market verticals between 2021-2035. The 2021 edition report taps onto the most significant and promising markets that are set to flourish with the growth of satellite broadband connectivity. It also provides a detailed insights into the market drivers, investment landscape, emerging technologies, and the key amplifiers of the upstream market segment.

Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services today announced that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Petty as Vice President of Weather. In his new role, Dr. Petty will oversee Spire’s weather solutions worldwide, leading a powerhouse team of Spire weather scientists. He will additionally guide Spire’s weather data offerings across the Company’s other solution areas, including Maritime, Aviation, Earth Intelligence, and Space Services. Dr. Petty will be based in Boulder, CO. 

New research by Inmarsat reveals a rapid increase in the maturity level of organizations adopting the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Respondents drawn from multiple industries also reported that Covid-19 has demonstrated the importance of IoT to their businesses, with many accelerating IoT deployments in response to the pandemic.