SES has asked Intelsat’s bankruptcy court for a summary judgement against the satellite operator, arguing that Intelsat “repudiated” its agreement with SES over the C-band clearing.  This latest filing from June 16 is an update in the dispute between the two operators that has gone on for nearly a year as part of Intelsat’s bankruptcy…

Yves Feltes, the enigmatic marketing and communications executive who worked for SES for over 25 years, died this week in Luxembourg. Feltes was a well-known corporate communication executive in the satellite industry who worked with a number of the operators’ CEOs through the years. Feltes started at SES in 1990 and served for over 25…

Hungarian telecommunications company 4iG is in the midst of a deal to take a majority stake in Israeli satellite operator Spacecom.  4iG is negotiating to take a majority 51% stake in Spacecom in a deal estimated to be worth $65 million through private share placement. This values the company at $2.62 per share, about 68%…

Iridium Communications has tapped Greg Pelton from Pyron as the company's new CTO. The company announced Monday that Pelton will take over for retiring CTO Hermon Pon. As CTO, Pelton will oversee the technical aspects of Iridium's products and services and manage technology development and engineering.  Pelton served as chief product officer at Pyron, an Artificial…