WASHINGTON — Comtech is acquiring Gilat Satellite Networks for $532.5 million, a move the company says will position it to capitalize on large anticipated demand for new ground segment infrastructure. Melville, New York-based Comtech Telecommunications Corp announced the Gilat acquisition Jan. 29, the same day it said it would also buy […]
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To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Singapore Technologies Engineering said Oct. 1 it completed its acquisition of Belgian ground infrastructure provider Newtec. The company didn’t give a final price for the acquisition, which was announced in March for a […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Inmarsat’s acquisition by Bidco passed a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which concluded that the $3.3 billion merger has “no unresolved national security issues,” Inmarsat and Bido said […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. OneWeb has partnered with antenna maker Intellian to provide communications terminals for its low Earth orbit broadband constellation. The Intellian terminals will use two dish antennas to track satellites in the OneWeb constellation. OneWeb plans […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Iridium moved closer to launching an emergency maritime communications service by signing a public services agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organization. The agreement sets the regulatory framework for IMSO to oversee Iridium’s […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES ST Engineering said the purchase will help it meet future drivers of connectivity, notably in areas “where 5G and satcom converge.” Photo shows Ravinder Singh, president of ST Engineering’s electronics division (left), and […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Telesat signed a trial partner as the first customer for its future constellation of low Earth orbit communications satellites. OmniAccess, a maritime connectivity provider who demonstrated service with Telesat’s prototype satellite, signed a […]
To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Global fleet operator Intelsat has joined GSMA, a mobile network operators’ association that has sparred with the satellite industry over spectrum. Intelsat said it joined GSMA to “further strengthen the integration of satellite and terrestrial technologies […]