Finance

For a moment, let me take you back to the satellite telecommunications industry in 2008. Times were splendid. Satellite operators could count on sky-high Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) margins and stable cash flows due to a deep, wide moat around the industry. Satellite benefitted from very high barriers to entry, brought...

Deimos Imaging and UrtheCast have won a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 070 contract by the United States General Services Administration (GSA), the procurement arm of the federal government. The five-year GSA program establishes long-term government-wide contracts and allows federal customers to efficiently purchase Earth observation products and services from Deimos Imaging under GSA IT Schedule...

Boeing has announced its investment in Morf3D, a company specializing in metal-based additive engineering and manufacturing, and 3D-printed parts for aerospace applications. Since Morf3D was established in late 2015, the company has produced 3D-printed titanium and aluminum components for Boeing satellites and helicopters. With this investment, Morf3D will collaborate with Boeing to further develop manufacturing...

Satellite and terrestrial communications provider Peraton has announced that the acquisition of Strategic Resources International (SRI) has been completed. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This acquisition allows Peraton to deliver end-to-end communications solutions, offering high adaptability to integrate a customer into the global communications enterprise. SRI brings extensive experience in building, deploying...

Marlink has announced a partnership with pure-play engineering services company L&T Technology Services (LTTS) to deliver new Internet of Things (IOT) solutions using satellite networks for extended connectivity in the most remote locations on the planet. The new partnership forms the framework for the pair to augment LTTS’ portfolio of end-to-end services for technology players...

DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company, has announced that with the complete integration of its WorldView-4 satellite imagery into SecureWatch, the company’s cloud-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) platform, customers can now access more of the company’s highest resolution satellite imagery. WorldView-4’s daily imagery collections more than double SecureWatch’s daily volume of 30 cm imagery, enhancing defense and...

NewSpace is finding a home in Glasgow, Scotland with companies such as Spire and Clyde Space thriving in the country as government funding continues to flow. The University of Glasgow is also playing an important role in bringing in new ideas to the table in terms of aerospace. With the expected announcement of Britain’s spaceport...

The recent World Cybersecurity Congress in London painted a picture of a world that could be entering into a new era of cyber attacks and warfare. While describing it as apocalyptic could be veering slightly on the dramatic, there is little doubt that the cyber war in many ways has only just began. Given satellite’s...

NSR analysts share their key takeaways from the SATELLITE 2018 Conference & Exhibition. From LEO constellations and cybersecurity, to in-orbit servicing, 5G and the connected car. “Field of Dreams” Constellations Still Splitting Vote Shagun Sachdeva, Analyst, NSR THE topic of the conference was LEO constellations. These were major points of debate in almost every session....

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has suddenly become a key talking point in our industry over the last few months. It will be interesting to see what impact AI will have on the satellite industry, as we enter a more automated, robotic era. It seems like the things we are talking about tech wise could be straight...