The GVF-Satellite Evolution Group (SEG) Webinar Series is approaching its first anniversary.  For events across the last year we have been fortunate to have featured a diverse range of great moderators, as well as exciting populations of insightful contributors covering a broad spectrum of subjects.  

Just recently, during April, I had the opportunity to return to the moderator’s chair, working with panelists to consider the expansion of network connectivity using space-based solutions across two regions: Africa; and Europe, Middle East & North Africa (EMENA).

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a today reported its results for the first quarter of 2021. The company reported revenues of US$ 44.7 million versus US$ 47.7 million in Q1 2020 and up from US$ 42.6 million in the previous quarter;

First Quarter Financial Highlights

A region heavily reliant on natural resources, the Middle East and Africa represent two large distinct regions, and then therein, several sub-regions each. Both regions have abundant natural resources which have in-turn help drive its growth for many sectors: broadcast and media being one of them. Though the transition from analog to digital is proceeding at a slower pace, most of the countries like Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia have already started their transition to digital.

Marlink Group,  closed the transaction of acquiring ITC Global.. Within the Marlink Group, ITC Global will focus on Energy and high-end customers who need specific and complex managed network solutions. ITC Global is also further extending the group’s global footprint with its strong presence in the US, the UK and Australia.

Commercial satellite imaging provides images of the Earth captured by  satellites operated by private companies and governments around the world. Commonly used satellite imaging spacecraft  that are operated by private companies and governments include WorldView-2, WorldView-3, IKONOS, GeoEye-1, and various others. Before 1972, satellites were only used for military operations and satellite imagery was commercialized in 1984. IKONOS became the first high-resolution commercial imaging satellite that was launched in September 1999. 

Euroconsult announced today new dates for the World Satellite Business Week (WSBW). The event will be held from Monday, December 13 to Thursday, December 16, 2021 in Paris, France.

Few of us will ever enter a Hall of Fame as anything but a visitor or a guest.  The reason should be as obvious to you as it is to me.  After running the Space and Satellite Industry Hall of Fame inductions program for over 20 years you begin to see things clearly.  The explanation for why most of us remain spectactors is as mind-bogglingly simple as a Dr. Gladys West https://www.sspi.org/cpages/hof-west model of the shape of the Earth is

The April 2021 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the Non-GEO Satelllite Market is now available.  Featuring:

Is 2021 the Year Smallsat IoT Takes Off?  by Hub Hurlings

Prospects in the Cubesat Market by Mayank Halmare

Space Tourism: Fueling Commercial Demand Across Space Market Verticals by Omkar Nikam

Executive Spotlight: Bart Van Poucke, VP-Product Management, ST Engineering iDirect

TECHBrief: Retrofiting ACU 7200 with sat-nms ACU2-19V2 by Michael Ulbricht

Company Spotlight: Mission Microwave Continues Growth and Moves into a New State-of-the-Art Facilty

In the Land of Virtual by Robert Bell

10,000 Viewers and Counting: Dubai, Singapore and DC Calling by Martin Jarrold

PLUS Product and Services Spotlight, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, Vital Statistics, Satellite Markets Stock Index and many more. Click here to read or download the file

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), today announced it completed the purchase of Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl ("EBI"), the wholesale broadband services business created as part of Viasat's former partnering arrangement with Eutelsat Communications.

The Space sector has seen a record-breaking number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deals announced in the first quarter of 2021, worth more than US$ 7 Billion collectively. Research conducted by Seraphim Capital reveals that the ‘SpaceTech’ industry has become one of the most sought-after markets for SPAC mergers.