News Analysis

Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2015--RSCC's Express-AM6 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and is now operational.  Located at 53˚ E, one of RSCC’s key orbital slots, the Express-AM6 satellite will provide reliable coverage of Russia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Las Vegas, April 14, 2015–At the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas, six leading satellite operators and manufacturers announced today the formation of the SAT>IP Alliance, formalising a coalition that was initiated last year to develop compatible hardware and software for the SAT>IP technology. The SAT>IP Alliance consists of SES, HISPASAT, Panasonic, NAGRA, ALi Corporation and MaxLinear.

The April 2015  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by The Spaceconnection is now available.  Featuring:

Video interviews with key industry executives from CABSAT 2015  in  Dubai, UAE including Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice-President, Commercial, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East of SES;  Andrey Kirillovich, Director of Integration and Projects of RSCC and Mark Smith, Managing Director, EMEA and Asia-Pacifc of ScheduAll.  To view or download the videos, click here.

Rennes, France, April 2, 2015 — Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery technologies, today revealed that the company experienced a 55-percent increase in revenues for 2014, making it the fourth year that Broadpeak has achieved profitable financial results.

Paris, France, April 1, 2015 - Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces today the early refinancing of the 800 million euro bank term loan of the holding company, Eutelsat Communications S.A, expiring in December 2016.

Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2015--Lifting off from Baikonur at 01:05 am Moscow Time on Thursday, March 19, the Proton-M integrated launch vehicle (ILV) successfully orbited the Airbus DS–built Express AM-7 telecommunications satellite for Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), under the Russian Federal Program, “Development of TV and Radio Broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009–2015.”

Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2015--Telstra has agreed to acquire Globecast Australia. In an announcement issued by Telstra today, Telstra Group Managing Director Global Sales, Martijn Blanken, said the acquisition would deliver on its Global Enterprise and Services business'  (GES) strategy of developing deeper capabilities in media services for our customers in the broadcasting industry. “Our broadcasting customers increasingly require live distribution of content from a diverse range of global content providers.

Washington, DC, March 17, 2015–The World Teleport Association today announced the winners of the 20^th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive luncheon at Satellite 2015. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

Hong Kong, March 16, 2015 – SpeedCast International Limited today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Hermes Datacommunications International Ltd, a provider of managed network services for the upstream oil and gas industry.