More than 15 000 visitors, over three content-packed days, attended this year’s AfricaCom, and is a record for the event that turned 22 in 2019. AfricaCom is the world’s largest and most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecommunications event and the presence of so many industry heavyweights, emphasised the significance of the role that technol
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SEAKR® Engineering, Inc.has appointed Kent Lietzau to lead business bevelopment for the expanding space electronics company. Lietzau will oversee growth in SEAKR's commercial, civil and government business arenas.
The small satellite market accounted for US$ 3,632.4 million in 2018 and is anticipated to reach US$ 15,686.3 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 20.1% from 2019 to 2026 according to a recent report by MarketsandMarkets. Satellites weighing below 500 Kg are known as small satellites.
NSR’s newly released Government and Military Satellite Communications, 16th Edition (GMSC16) report finds another year of growth for commercial satellite connectivity. As HTS-based services start to really take-off in the market, retail revenues are up US$ 600 million from 2017, to over US$ 5.6 Billion.
Telesat today announced its financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019. All amounts are in Canadian dollars and reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted. For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of $237 million, an increase of 4% ($10 million) compared to the same period in 2018.
Pascal Wauthier, Space Operations Senior Vice President at SES, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA) an international non-profit association of satellite operators.
With literally days to go before the world’s most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecoms event opens its doors on 12th November 2019, organisers have issued an advisory to inform would-be visitors that only a limited number of complimentary tickets remain, and they encourage registration as soon as possible.
The October 2019 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by Spacebridge is now available.
Denis Allard has been named General Manager of the Thales Alenia Space plant in Toulouse. He replaces Albert Cerro, who has retired.
