Euroconsult reports increased competition and a strong impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies in its annual publication, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, released in November. According to Euroconsult, most publicly listed operators reporting on a quarterly basis have reported lower revenues in the Third Quarter of 2020, compared to…

Gilat Satellite Networks has named Adi Sfadia as new CEO, the company announced Monday. Sfadia has served as interim CEO since July and has been CFO for the past five years. He previously worked for Starhome and Radvision.  Sfadia took over as interim CEO when former CEO Yona Ovadia stepped down abruptly in July. It…

The Zed Factor Fellowship is a new fellowship for aerospace professionals from underrepresented groups. The fellowship, announced Tuesday, is described as a program to engage and empower aspiring aerospace professionals from underrepresented backgrounds, and give opportunities for practical experience at aerospace companies. The Zed Factor Fellowship was founded by DreamUp CEO Carie Lemack, Planet Labs…

Telesat Canada is combining with major shareholder Loral Space & Communications to form one public company to finance its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  Telesat Canada and its co-owners Loral Space and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) revealed Tuesday that Telesat Canada and Loral will become subsidiaries of Telesat Corporation, a new publicly…