Finance

Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer, who leads one of the world’s largest global satellite operator businesses, says he expects meaningful consolidation among satellite communications companies to happen soon — and that […]

Viasat signed a reseller agreement with BCN, providing multi-location businesses the option to purchase Viasat’s business internet services as part of a total BCN solution. BCN serves business customers throughout North […]

GMV Innovating Solutions Limited has acquired NSL (Nottingham Scientific Limited), a British satellite navigation and critical applications company. GMV Innovating Solutions Limited is the U.K. aerospace company under Spanish technology […]

Skygate Technologies, a Japanese Ground Station as a Service (GSaaS) startup, has received seed investments from the Keio University-based venture capital firm Keio Innovation Initiative. The funding amount was not […]

Planet Labs revealed on Friday the creation of the Planet Software Impact Program, which aims to expand career opportunities for groups who have been historically underrepresented and marginalized in Science, […]

Applied Composites on Wednesday said it has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of composite structures and assemblies for the commercial, civil and government satellite markets. Terms of […]

Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will […]

Sometimes timing is everything. Yesterday, Swarm Technologies saw its first 12 satellites successfully launched. So, naturally, Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation goes to California and we talk to Swarm Technologies […]

AMERGINT Technologies Holdings (ATH) has completed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ electro-optics technology business. The business is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and will be renamed Danbury Mission Technologies (Danbury). Danbury […]

Eutelsat and Sky Italia have reached a deal to renew Sky’s capacity contract at Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD position. The Monday announcement was light on details, but Eutelsat said the multi-year contract […]

Intelsat has agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported a 36% decline in revenue for the Second Quarter (Q2) which ended June 30. Revenues totaled $38.3 million, compared with $59.7 million for Q2 2019. […]

AT&T is considering selling satellite TV business DirecTV, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Potential bidders include Apollo Global Management Inc. and Platinum Equity, the Journal reported.  AT&T bought […]

Boeing on Friday donated $10.6 million to 20 nonprofit organizations working to address racial equity and social justice in the U.S. Additionally on Friday, Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun […]

A recent Quilty Analytics report outlines that satellite constellations in Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) like Amazon’s Project Kuiper, SpaceX’s Starlink, and OneWeb’s constellation, will need to generate about $600 million in […]

In this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, Mark chats with Chris Johnson, president of Boeing Satellite Systems. They talk about the Johnson family’s quest to watch all of the Marvel movies […]

AXESS Networks has received $42.5 million (36 million euros) in long-term financing from Spanish development finance company COFIDES and private debt fund ALANTRA. AXESS said in an Aug. 20 release […]

Kymeta Corporation has raised approximately $85 million in its latest funding round, led by longtime investor Bill Gates. Kymeta’s leadership team personally invested $1 million as well, led by Executive […]

Redwire revealed Tuesday the hiring of Al Tadros as chief growth officer and Executive Vice President (EVP) of space infrastructure. Tadros joins Redwire from Maxar, where he served as Vice […]

Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager) on Monday introduced Voyager Space IP Exchange (VSIPX), the first patent and intellectual property marketplace for the space industry. Buyers and sellers have access to […]

KBR, Inc. on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Centauri for $827 million in cash in a deal that complements its existing civil space business with work in the space domain […]

David Myers has been appointed President of UltiSat, which does business as Speedcast Government (SCG). The Board of Directors announced Friday that Myers will be the next CEO succeeding longtime […]

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes place in Germantown, Maryland, with Hughes Network Systems President Pradman Kaul. This may be one of my favorite TMCs as Kaul was eager to […]

Flat panel antenna company Kymeta Corporation has acquired satellite service provider Lepton Global Solutions LLC, in a move that executives say will strengthen their go-to-market position with the u8 antenna […]

Skylo revealed on Tuesday that it is partnering with Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly known as Altair Semiconductor). Skylo and Sony say they are the first to develop and deploy cellular […]

Maxar Technologies hired Jim McClelland as vice president of it its newly established Mission Architecture function. McClelland most recently served as chief technology innovation officer at Airbus U.S., Space and […]

Isotropic Systems appointed John-Paul (JP) Szczepanik as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Engineering. Szczepanik is an antenna development veteran and the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Phasor. Szczepanik will […]

I have got to be honest, I am not on TikTok. But after this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC), I know someone who most definitely is! This week’s conversation is […]

Despite the pandemic and its effects on the economy, Planet says it is exceeding business targets in 2020. Co-founder and CEO Will Marshall shared in an update on Tuesday that […]

SES CEO Steve Collar said that the operator is working with its satellite manufacturer partners to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not disrupt the tight deadlines that FCC has […]