Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMTL) net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 rose to $170.4 million compared to the US$ 147.9 million achieved during the third quarter of fiscal 2018, representing an increase of US$ 22.5 million, or 15.2%.
Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 were US$ 495.4 million compared to the US$ 403.2 million achieved during the first nine months of fiscal 2018, representing an increase of US$ 92.2 million, or 22.9%.
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) will be hosting its annual Satellite Industry Forum (SIF) at the Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore on 17 June 2019.
This year, SIA welcomes Steve Collar, president and CEO of SES, as he gives a keynote presentation and shares his views about spectrum war.
Managing new business challenges should encompass the entire satellite workflow and make it far easier to set up satellite antennas, reduce operator fails/ issues and ensure entire networks are continuously and automatically monitored. Integrasys has already worked and continues to do so, with a few satellite operators to drastically reduce running costs through better tools for installation and monitoring. Yet, there is one area that remains very tricky complicated and that is the process of buying and selling satellite capacity.
Following-on from the Aberdeen, Scotland, Oilfield Connectivity 2019 event back in May, the GVF-EMP Partnership will be presenting its next event – Cellular Backhaul 2019: Satellite and the 5G Journey (www.uk-emp.co.uk/current-events-zone/cellular-backhaul-2019/) – as an embedded feature of
LiveU, a provider of live IP video solutions, is pleased to announce that Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm, together with co-investor IGP Capital, have acquired LiveU from its existing shareholders.
The Board of Directors of Inmarsat and majority of its shareholders have voted on May 10 in favor of the acquisition of a consortium, comprising Apax, Warburg Pincus, and a pair of Canadian pension funds for US$3.3 billion (€2.9 billion) for the satellite operator.
The deal is expected to close in Q4 this year following regulatory approvals. The offer of acquisition was first reported in March this year.
At Satellite 2019 there was a payload full of exotic, interesting sessions, many flavored for the month and the buzz of the “New Space” era.
It’s hardly surprising that two topics dominated Satellite 2019 in Washington this year, were: the low earth orbit (LEO) constellations, and 5G. Topics that are constantly in the news, and are in fact related. Although many of the applications do not require it, low latency is one of the specifications of the 5G standard; therefore many operators feel that the LEO constellations are necessary for the satellite industry to be fully integrated into 5G.
Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) today reported slight increase in revenues of US$377.61 million (€337 million), up by 0.7% year-on-year for the third quarter on resilience of broadcast and stable video revenues. Revenues for the five Operating Verticals (ie, excluding ‘Other Revenues’), however, were down by 4%.
Rodolphe Belmer, CEO said the third quarter of 2018-19 saw the return to growth in Broadcast on a quarter-on-quarter basis, an improvement in the US Government renewal rate and commercial wins in Maritime Mobility.
Societies are entering an era of massive digital transformation. ITU international standards aim to ensure that the benefits of this digital transformation are realized on a global scale. To celebrate the inclusive development and implementation of standards, this year's World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) will focus on “Bridging the standardization gap."
