News Analysis

Bethesda, MD, June 10, 2014--According to Futron's newly released report entitled: "2014 Space Competitiveness Index: A Comparative Analysis of How Countries Invest in and Benefit from Space Industry," the US continues its leadership in global space competitiveness but declines for the seventh straight year.

Ottawa, Canada, June 10, 2014-- International Datacasting Corporation today announced its financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal 2015 ended April 30th, 2014.  Revenues totaled CDN$ 2.8 million for the first quarter of Fiscal 2015, 47% lower than the prior year's first quarter.

Melville, N.Y., June 5, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) today reported its operating results for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 were US$ 88.9 million compared to US$ 69.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

Montreal, Canada, June 2, 2014–Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems, announced today that its sales for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 were increased by 22% over previous year results. The April 30th 2014 year end is the 4th consecutive year of profitability for the company. 

Bethesda, MD, May 29, 2014--Lockheed Martinhas entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Astrotech Space Operations business of Astrotech Corporation for US$ 61 million. Astrotech Space Operations is a satellite launch preparation service provider, from final testing and fueling to encapsulation and day-of launch operations.

Scottsdale, Ariz., May 28, 2014--The set-top box market has generally maintained historical leadership positions based on a cable, satellite or IPTV focus.Of the top five set-top box vendors—Arris, Cisco, Technicolor, Pace and Echosta—most are heavily weighted to one sector, or, in some cases, have robust proportions serving two of the three sectors.This definition won’t meet the needs of modern operators today who are looking at extending their services over multiple networks.

Ottawa, Canada, May 27, 2014--C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, and ViaSat Inc.have signed an agreement to develop a low profile, Ka-band mobile antenna system for the emerging commercial Ka-band services market. C-COM will manufacture, sell and support this new on-the-move antenna product under ViaSat license.

Carlsbad, Calif., May 20, 2014 –ViaSat’s fiscal year 2014 results reflected strong growth. Revenues increased 21% to US$ 1.4 billion and Adjusted EBITDA grew 35% to US$ 221.2 million compared to last year. Net income attributable to ViaSat common stockholders rose to US$ 0.44 per share on a non-GAAP diluted basis, or a loss of US$ 0.21 per share on a diluted GAAP basis - compared to fiscal year 2013 net income of US$ 0.02 and a loss of US$ 0.94 per share, respectively.

El Segundo, Calif., May 19, 2014--AT&T and DIRECTV announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire DIRECTV in a stock-and-cash transaction for US$ 95 per share based on AT&T’s Friday closing price. AT&T will also assume DIRECTV debt bringing the total transaction cost to US$ 67.1 Billion.