Industry analysts from Berenberg Bank and Jefferies put European satellite operator Eutelsat under the microscope this week, issuing reports that largely praised the company for its recent acquisition of BigBlu Broadband, and its efforts to generate strong cash-flow. Sarah Simon, a satellite equity analyst at Berenberg Bank, said she was “impressed” by Eutelsat’s cash-flow generation…

Israeli satellite companies Spacecom and Gilat Telecom have joined forces to roll out a high-speed, low-cost satellite service for home and office connectivity, video conferences, e-health applications, e-learning, and e-education across Africa. The service utilizes Spacecom’s AMOS-17 digital High Throughput Satellite (HTS), on both C- and Ku-band.  Gilat Telecom is contributing its SD-WAN MAX technology…

ViaLite has released new technology that enables users to see what is happening at the antenna end of smaller Satcom and GPS receiver applications, the company announced Aug. 3. The company’s Embedded Site Controller is now available for ViaLite ODE-A4 outdoor enclosures, as well as the ODE-MINI; ViaLite's smallest outdoor enclosures. The hardware and software…

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) successfully placed two new satellites, Express-80 and Express-103, in geostationary orbit at 80 degrees East and 96.5 degrees East, respectively. The satellites will provide fixed and mobile services, digital TV and radio broadcasting, and high-speed internet across the Russian Federation and abroad. RSCC launched the two new satellites on…