News Analysis

The February 2015  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by Comtech EF Data  is now available.  Featuring:

Baikonour, Kazakhstan, February 2, 2015 – Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), announces the successful launch of its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, February 1st at 12:31 GMT.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 2, 2015--Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has strengthened its partnership with twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone Authority - Abu Dhabi, through the acquisition of its current playout business, initially providing playout services for nine different channels.

Dulles, VA, January 27, 2015--Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) today announced that at a special meeting held this morning, the company’s stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed merger with the Aerospace and Defense Groups of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK), pursuant to the definitive transaction agreement dated April 28, 2014. 

Hauppauge, NY, January 23,2015-- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it acquired the assets of MITEQ, Inc. for U$ 41 million..The business will be combined with L-3’s Narda Microwave-East business located in Hauppauge, N.Y., and the new organization will be called L-3 Narda-Miteq.

Rochelle, N.J., Jan 20, 2015--ORBCOMM, a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of InSync Software, Inc. (InSync), a  provider of Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise solutions across a broad spectrum of vertical markets, applications and customers. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., InSync’s software powers global sensor-driven asset tracking and remote monitoring applications that allow end users, managed service providers and independent software vendors to increase asset visibility, improve operational efficiencies and reduce risk.

El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed production of the world’s first all-electric propulsion satellites for ABS and Eutelesat as preparations continue to launch the satellites, as a vertically stacked pair, next month.

Nevada City, California, January 7, 2015–Telestream, a provider of live and on-demand digital video tools and workflow solutions, today announced that the private equity investment firm Genstar Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Telestream, Inc. The transaction is expected to close mid-January.

Ottawa, Canada, January 5, 2015--Orbcomm has completed the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications (SkyWave), the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network.  Based in Ottawa, Canada, SkyWave adds more than 250,000 subscribers, 400 channel partners, annualized revenues of over US$ 60 million and Adjusted EBITDA of over US$ 12 million.

Copenhagen, Denmark, January 5, 2015 – TICRA has acquired all rights to the software brand SATSOFT and will market the product as part of its portfolio of software for the satellite business. SATSOFT is used by engineers to quickly develop shaped beam and multi-beam antenna designs, assess antenna coverage and gain, conduct antenna trade studies, and perform other payload engineering tasks.