Focus: Investors

ABL Space Systems, the California-based developer of the RS1 launch vehicle, revealed that it has closed a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. The price value of the investment was...

UbiquitiLink, a commercial space startup providing mobile connectivity, raised $5.2 million in Seed 2 round financing from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Blazar Ventures. This brings the...

Eutelsat Communications has made a circa 20 percent investment in Broadpeak, a provider of video content delivery solutions. Broadpeak is a supplier of Content Delivery Network (CDN) technologies, aiming to optimize the...

When it comes to NewSpace investment, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) serves as the industry’s ultimate market insider and growth champion. Consider this: Nearly 7 out of every 10 U.S. venture-backed...

Shareholders of London-based satellite operator Inmarsat decided in mid-May that the company will be sold to Triton Bidco, a newly formed private consortium. Satellite industry analysts believe going private could provide...

Viasat revealed its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, in which it reached record annual revenues of $2.1 billion, up 30 percent year-over-year. Fiscal year 2019...

DISH Network will acquire EchoStar’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business. More specifically, Echostar will transfer certain operations and other assets that comprise the company’s Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) business, including nine...

On Orbit is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Via Satellite Executive Editor and SATELLITE Chair Jeffrey Hill, focusing on the socioeconomic value and problem-solving power of commercial space technologies. Our...

Eutelsat announced its latest quarterly results, which showed stability in its video business. For the three months to the end of March, the operator reported revenues of $241.7 million (215.4...

Gilat Satellite Networks reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, in which it saw revenues dip, yet profitability remain strong. Total revenues for Q1 2019 amounted to...