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 purchase of the U.S.-based remote communications and infrastructure provider is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. When complete, this latest transaction…

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 giants SSL and Boeing. Both of these large satellite manufacturing heavy weights have proven to be big on smallsats, as of recent. SSL, owned by…

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 (CEO), who will also continue to serve as the chairman of ABS’ Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of technology and communications experience…

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 at Eutelsat, effective Sept. 3, 2018. Oliva will report to Michel Azibert, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Commercial and Development Officer, with a…