Chris Forrester is one of the most experienced and highly regarded journalists in the field. His insight and analysis, particularly in the satellite and pay-TV arena, is highly prized. He has written for all the major business journals in the sector as well as several national newspapers.
Back on February 12th Eutelsat announced it had signed a multi-year contract with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters for video capacity on its Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. So far so straightforward. But then last week SES announced a multi-year capacity deal with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp and the Association […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new spacecraft which can ‘surf’ past space debris. There is a considerable need for ‘intelligent’ satellites that have the ability to move whilst in orbit and so avoid collision with orbital debris. The threat is very real. This debris is in the form of spacecraft abandoned […]
It seems the potential $26 billion merger agreement between T-Mobile and Sprint has cooled a little. The Wall Street Journal says that the pair are expected to extend the window for an agreement beyond July 29th. Both parties are said to remain optimistic, but one problem remains Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network and how – and […]
Some readers might wonder how different satellites manage to operate almost alongside one another in space but avoiding transmission interference. The answer is in the – usually – pre-agreed harmonisation of frequencies and their target audiences. A perfect case in point is a major dispute between Arabsat, and its satellites operating from 30.5 degrees East, […]
An analyst report from investment advisers and researchers at Cowan suggests that Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network is in a “can’t lose” position as far as the T-Mobile/Sprint merger is concerned. Dish Network is looking to step in an buy Sprint’s Boost Mobile division in order for the merger to go ahead, and then invest Ergen’s […]
On May 24th a SpaceX rocket launched 60 tightly packed Starlink satellites into one dispenser launching them as if a string of pearls into Low Earth orbit. Three of the sixty subsequently failed, and now there are anxieties that the failure rate might be typical for future mega-constellations. The Elon Musk-backed project calls for an […]
An insurance company can take care of cover on hundreds if not thousands of homes or vehicles, or just a rocket launch or two. With the value of a large satellite, plus its launch costs, plus its post-separation first year in orbit – which mostly covers the majority of likely problems – topping $250 million, […]
Intelsat, one of the main members of the C-Band Alliance, saw an 8.3 percent jump in its share price on July 5th following the FCC’s chairman Ajit Pai specifically referring to the upcoming C-band decision. Industry observers expect a decision towards the end of September. The Chairman’s comments, made in a speech in Argentina, weren’t […]
SES is due to report its H1 results on July 26th for the 6 months to June 30th, but investment bank Berenberg is reducing its expectations and share price target, stating bluntly: “We think SES’s full-year guidance is too optimistic. We cut our numbers for both the video services and networks divisions. The net result […]
The C-Band Alliance submitted a 39-page and extremely detailed ‘Public Notice’ filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 3rd that comprehensively argues its case for a ‘market-based approach’ for its proposed restructuring of C-band over the US for 5G. The filing also focuses on the rights – or otherwise – of C-band Earth […]
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