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Arianespace sees a shadow of a hope for ESA procurement reform, questions rocket-reuse value in Europe
SEATTLE, Washington — Arianespace’s chief executive said the European Space Agency (ESA) would re-examine its geographic-return policy as it applies to development of new-generation rockets when ESA...
Eutelsat says video revenue will be stable this year; ramp of broadband in Africa slow but promising
SEATTLE, Washington — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat told investors to look past a 2.5% decline in the company’s all-important video revenue for the six months ending Dec. 31 to focus on a...
OneWeb’s losing its believer-in-chief at Airbus; successor’s view TBD; Viasat says GEO looks ever better
PARIS — Outgoing Airbus CEO Tom Enders defended his decision to make a major commitment to the New Space business by investing in the OneWeb broadband satellite constellation, and sought to persuade...
Argentina’s Arsat preserves Ka-band orbital slot with 3-month visit from SES satellite. Now what?
PARIS — Argentina’s government has avoided the loss of Ka-band rights to the 81 degrees West orbital slot by leasing an aging SES spacecraft that spent three months there — enough under...
Gilat’s dream-team customer set for satellite & terrestrial broadband not yet delivering revenue boost
PARIS — Satellite broadband hardware and services provider Gilat Satellite Networks continued to report a contrast between a customer set most satellite broadband players would die for and a...
What will Red Electrica’s telecoms business do with Hispasat’s satellite fleet?
PARIS — Spanish electricity and telecommunications transmissions provider Red Electrica Corp.’s long-awaited agreement with Abertis to acquire satellite fleet operator Hispasat may settle open...
Space insurance in 2018 suffered its biggest loss ratio since 2000; near-term outlook not favorable
TOULOUSE, France — The long-expected reckoning in the space insurance market — too many underwriters chasing too few satellite programs, leading to collapsing rates at a time of low demand for big...
Australian regulator questions Sky and Space Global on revenue forecast and share-trading halt
PARIS — Australian regulators asked startup satellite IoT/M2M and messaging service provider Sky and Space Global (SAS) to prove the credibility of company sales forecasts, and specifically the...
French Defense Ministry: Government auditor overstates SpaceX business model’s exportability to Europe
TOULOUSE, France — The French Defense Ministry criticized a French accounting-court assessment of the value of a reusable rocket for Europe but endorsed the court’s assessment that Europe’s current...
Is rural Wi-Fi a better satellite business than U.S. consumer broadband? Maybe, Viasat says
PARIS — Broadband hardware and services provider Viasat Inc. has begun to demonstrate that fewer, but higher-paying, consumer broadband subscribers and a growing rural-WiFi and in-flight...
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Arianespace sees a shadow of a hope for ESA procurement reform, questions rocket-reuse value in Europe
SEATTLE, Washington — Arianespace’s chief executive said the European Space Agency (ESA) would re-examine its geographic-return policy as it applies to development of new-generation rockets when ESA...
Eutelsat says video revenue will be stable this year; ramp of broadband in Africa slow but promising
SEATTLE, Washington — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat told investors to look past a 2.5% decline in the company’s all-important video revenue for the six months ending Dec. 31 to focus on a...
OneWeb’s losing its believer-in-chief at Airbus; successor’s view TBD; Viasat says GEO looks ever better
PARIS — Outgoing Airbus CEO Tom Enders defended his decision to make a major commitment to the New Space business by investing in the OneWeb broadband satellite constellation, and sought to persuade...
Argentina’s Arsat preserves Ka-band orbital slot with 3-month visit from SES satellite. Now what?
PARIS — Argentina’s government has avoided the loss of Ka-band rights to the 81 degrees West orbital slot by leasing an aging SES spacecraft that spent three months there — enough under...
Gilat’s dream-team customer set for satellite & terrestrial broadband not yet delivering revenue boost
PARIS — Satellite broadband hardware and services provider Gilat Satellite Networks continued to report a contrast between a customer set most satellite broadband players would die for and a...
What will Red Electrica’s telecoms business do with Hispasat’s satellite fleet?
PARIS — Spanish electricity and telecommunications transmissions provider Red Electrica Corp.’s long-awaited agreement with Abertis to acquire satellite fleet operator Hispasat may settle open...
Space insurance in 2018 suffered its biggest loss ratio since 2000; near-term outlook not favorable
TOULOUSE, France — The long-expected reckoning in the space insurance market — too many underwriters chasing too few satellite programs, leading to collapsing rates at a time of low demand for big...
Australian regulator questions Sky and Space Global on revenue forecast and share-trading halt
PARIS — Australian regulators asked startup satellite IoT/M2M and messaging service provider Sky and Space Global (SAS) to prove the credibility of company sales forecasts, and specifically the...
French Defense Ministry: Government auditor overstates SpaceX business model’s exportability to Europe
TOULOUSE, France — The French Defense Ministry criticized a French accounting-court assessment of the value of a reusable rocket for Europe but endorsed the court’s assessment that Europe’s current...
Is rural Wi-Fi a better satellite business than U.S. consumer broadband? Maybe, Viasat says
PARIS — Broadband hardware and services provider Viasat Inc. has begun to demonstrate that fewer, but higher-paying, consumer broadband subscribers and a growing rural-WiFi and in-flight...
