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Connectivity
Fan of the C-Band? Industry Analyst is Cautious About SES
Berenberg Satellite Equity Analyst Sarah Simon released a comprehensive report on SES, and went into detail on how she sees the C-band situation in the United States directly impacting the […]
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Finance
Accion CEO Talks Boeing Deal and Propelling GEO Aspirations
Accion Systems Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder Natalya Bailey admitted to Via Satellite that strategic partner discussions began in March this year, as the company looked to execute the […]
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Connectivity
US Space Robotics Market Expected to Reach $4 Billion by 2023
The value of the U.S. space robotics market is expected to grow to $4.36 billion by 2023. Growing importance of on-orbit satellite servicing, on-orbit manufacturing, assembly in space, and focus […]
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Connectivity
Energy Executives: Telecom Innovation is Driving a Merge of IT, OT Worlds
Speakers from more than a dozen major oil and gas production companies converged at Houston’s OilComm / FleetComm conference last week to explain why IIoT, cyber security, data analytics, AI, […]
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Finance
Orbital Insights to Provide Geospatial Analytics to RBC Capital Markets
Orbital Insight, a provider of geospatial analytics, and RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), formed a global partnership giving RBC Capital […]
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Finance
Comtech Sees Sales Increase in FY2018 4th Quarter
Comtech Telecommunications reported its operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. Net sales increased, as sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 were $167.4 […]
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Finance
Boeing Completes Acquisition of Millennium Space Systems
Boeing completed the acquisition of Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile small-satellite solutions. Millennium Space Systems will operate under Boeing Phantom Works as a subsidiary called Millennium Space Systems, A […]
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Finance
SiriusXM Acquires Pandora for Approximately $3.5 Billion
SiriusXM will acquire Pandora Media in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion. The combination creates the world’s largest audio entertainment company, with more than $7 billion in expected pro-forma revenue in […]
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Finance
GHGSat Raises $10M in Financing led by OGCI Climate Investments
GHGSat, a company providing global emissions monitoring services, raised $10 million in Series A2 financing led by OGCI Climate Investments. Building on GHGSat’s work in detecting and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from […]
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Connectivity
Ten Talking Points from World Satellite Business Week and IBC Show
After eight days of being at World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) in Paris and IBC Show in Amsterdam and having talked MEO, LEO, GEO, Ka-, Ku-, C-, V-, Q- and […]
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Finance
MDA to Deliver SAR Information for Maritime Surveillance
MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, signed a multi-million dollar contract with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) for a one-year maritime surveillance program that includes the delivery of synthetic […]
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Finance
Telecom’s Satellite Investment Trends: Bankers Weigh In
Will telecom companies invest in satellite assets and players in the next few years? This was one of the burning questions on a major finance panel to kick off Euroconsult’s […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Invests in Optical Ground Stations Through BridgeSat
Boeing will invest in BridgeSat, an optical communications solutions company working to enable the future of connectivity in space through a network of ground stations and proprietary space terminals. BridgeSat […]
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Finance
OneWeb Appoints New CEO, taps Uphold
Former Uphold Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adrian Steckel will become then new CEO of OneWeb, one of the world’s largest, satellite-based broadband initiatives. Steckel remains chairman of Uphold. OneWeb aims […]
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Finance
Radiant Solutions, TellusLabs to Offer Joint Agricultural Intelligence Products
Radiant Solutions, a Maxar Technologies company, and TellusLabs, a satellite imagery and machine learning company, are partnering to jointly offer agricultural intelligence products revealing insight on the world’s food supply, […]
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Finance
WestJet Exec on the Evolving Cybersecurity Threats
The cyber threat to airlines is growing as hackers use more and more sophisticated techniques to gain access to valuable customer data. Devon Smibert, director of cybersecurity at Canadian airline […]
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Finance
Speedcast CEO Strikes to Seize Service Provider Industry
Speedcast made news recently of its on-going acquisition of Globecomm, marking the latest buyout of Speedcast Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pierre-Jean Beylier’s 16-company spree, starting in 2012. The $135 million […]
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Finance
Big Aerospace Goes Big on Smallsats
When the going gets tough, the tough gets smallsats. This seems to be the case if the tough is big aerospace, and if this refers to the likes of industry […]
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Finance
ABS Appoints New CEO, President, CCO
ABS is changing its executive management team to reflect the transition into the next phase of company growth. These leadership changes include the appointment of James Frownfelter as chief executive officer […]
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Finance
Former IBM Cloud Services Executive Joins Eutelsat
Philippe Oliva oversaw the launch of IBM‘s cloud business and hybrid cloud services in France and the U.S., and was appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) of sales and products […]
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Finance
Audacy Launches Partner Alliance, Names First Two Members
Space communications and real-time date service provider Audacy launched a partner program of select companies that will form its reseller network. The Audacy Alliance also named its first two confirmed members — SpaceQuest, […]
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Finance
Comsat and Avanti Communications Enter 7-Year MDA
Comsat, a satellite connectivity provider for the U.S. Department of Defense (DO)D), signed a seven year Master Distribution Agreement (MDA) with Avanti Communications. The agreement will allow Comsat to offer advanced, […]
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Finance
Speedcast to Aquire Globecomm for an Estimated $135 Million
Speedcast International, a provider of remote communication and Information Technology (IT) solutions, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Globecomm Systems from affiliates of HPS Investment Partners, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, […]
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Finance
Satellite-based Leak Detection Provider Opens Location in U.S.
Utilis officially opened its new U.S.-based subsidiary in San Diego. Elected officials and representatives from local utilities attended the opening event to learn about new innovation in the leak detection […]
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Finance
Honeywell Introduces New Testing Services for Aerospace Manufacturers
Honeywell introduced new services for commercial and defense aerospace manufacturers, allowing them to utilize its Engineering Services and Testing Services groups to help bring products to market. Honeywell Engineering Services will […]
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Finance
Phasor Receives Commercial Contracts Worth $300 Million
Phasor, a developer of broadband, Electronically Steerable Antenna systems (ESAs), achieved an important milestone by securing commercial contracts valued at over $300 million. These multi-year product contracts are tied to exclusivity […]
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Finance
Lockheed Marin Appoints Michele Evans as Aeronautics EVP
Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors approved the appointment of Michele Evans as executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year. Evans’ appointment is […]
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Finance
Hughes Named to Fortune’s Change the World List
Hughes, an EchoStar company, was named to the 2018 Fortune Change the World List, a ranking of top companies that make positive social impact as part of their core business […]
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Finance
Ursa, RRE on New Funding and the Future of Geospatial Intelligence
“From an image to an answer,” Ursa Space Systems Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adam Maher said as he proudly described how his geospatial analytics company conducts its business. He started […]
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Finance
HawkEye360 Debuts Partner Program, Includes Eagle Technology
HawkEye 360 broadens access to its products with the introduction of a strategic partner program, including Eagle Technology as the strategic partner for New Zealand. HawkEye 360 is first commercial […]




























