Last week, Intelsat made the surprise announcement that CEO Steve Spengler plans to retire. Spengler has been Intelsat CEO for almost seven years, and he plans to step down once the company completes Chapter 11 financial restructuring and selects the next CEO.  Via Satellite contacted Spengler via email and asked him questions about his decision…

Intelsat has had a tumultuous 18 months and has made some of the biggest headlines in the industry, going through Chapter 11 restructuring. Acquiring Gogo Commercial Aviation while in bankruptcy in 2020 was a surprise, but the move has already improved the operator’s financials and its position in the mobility market. Then on Oct. 21,…

The leaders of two of the top satellite operators — Steven Spengler and Rodolphe Belmer — announced within a day of each other that they will be departing their companies.  Eutelsat Communications announced Wednesday afternoon that CEO Belmer will step down at the beginning of 2022. He is leaving to become CEO of French information…

Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s “big day for American leadership” was Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 — The start of a public auction of 120 megahertz of 3.7 gigahertz C-band spectrum to be repurposed for 5G. Pai’s 5G FAST plan, which he spent years promoting as the creator of, “millions of jobs, billions of dollars in…