The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Eutelsat Communications has approved the appointment of four new directors: Dominique D’Hinnin, Paul-François Fournier, Esther Gaide and Didier Leroy. Their mandates will be for a term of four years up to the date of the Ordinary General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the Financial Year ending […]
Canadian satellite operator Telesat says it has received approvals from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use about 4 GHz of Ka-band spectrum for its proposed Low Earth Orbiting satellite system. Telesat, in a statement, said its new satellites will enable and accelerate the world’s digital transformation by providing high-performing, cost-effective, fibre-like broadband anywhere in […]
The RSCC and the European company Chronosat have signed a contract stipulating an increased use of RSCC’s Express-AM7 satellite capacity by the European company. The contract was signed at AfricaCom 2017. Yuri Prokhorov, the RSCC General Director, noted: “RSCC has a long record of successful operations in the Middle East and Europe, where we have […]
India’s Reliance Big digital TV operation has changed its mind to close its service, and instead signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Delhi-based Veecon Media & Television. The agreement sees Reliance sell its DTH operation to Veecon. Reliance had said that it would close its DTH service on November 18th, timed when its licence to […]
Intelsat had problems with an on-board thruster on its I-33e satellite, launched in August 2016. The satellite should have been on station and earning its keep in Q4 last year. However, the thruster failure meant a longer journey time to orbit and the craft didn’t enter service until the end of January 2017. Back in […]
Satellite operator Telesat saw its Q3 revenues (to September 30th) decline 4 per cent to C$214 million (€144.7m). The operator’s 9-months revenue picture was a little better, declining 2 per cent to C$675 million. Telesat’s contracted backlog grew to C$4 million. “I am pleased with our performance for the quarter,” commented Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s President […]
Measat Satellite Systems has announced an agreement with Central European Telecom Services (CETel) to provide pan-African C-band VSAT satellite services via the Africasat-1a satellite at 46.0°E. Africasat-1a’s high-power and excellent look angles, combined with Measat’s customised solutions, were defining factors in CETel’s selection. The deal underscores the satellite’s attractiveness amongst teleport operators for services across […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that its AMOS-17 communication satellite has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and entered full production. Specifically designed for the African continent and scheduled for launch in early 2019, AMOS-17 will operate from 17°E to expand and strengthen Spacecom’s coverage in Africa, the Middle East […]
Another negative report on satellite operator SES has emerged from investment bank Berenberg. The bank downgraded its advice to investors from “Buy” to “Hold”, saying a combination of delayed satellite launches, satellite health issues and the termination of low-value added contracts means that – in the bank’s view – SES will not deliver meaningful growth […]
Following its launch on October 11th, the EchoStar 105/SES-11 satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space reached its geostationary orbit on October 19th and has been fully deployed and tested. SES is now testing the payload, before the satellite enters service for the two operators at the 105 degrees West orbital slot. EchoStar 105/SES-11 is […]