How small launchers plan to battle the growing competitive threat from China and India
Mounting competition from China and India presents one of the biggest challenges for the fledging small launch market, as they increasingly attract...
Iridium Communications has sights on ECA debt repayment after debut US$360m bond
Iridium Communications has repaying its US$1.8bn ECA-backed credit facility with notes in its crosshairs, as the US MSS operator works through a roadshow...
ILS hails flexibility strategy progress with third orbital-servicing mission
International Launch Services has announced at least its third orbital-servicing contract, leveraging on emerging capabilities for a commercial manifest that has...
Satellite launch schedule | Issue 220
SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. This Launch Schedule ran in SatelliteFinance...
Assessing FSS operator benchmarks and performance | Special Report
The size of the FSS market has been relatively stable over the last five years (US$11.3bn), but behind this total...
Insurers expect sizeable Al Yah 3 claim as even larger payouts loom
The partial claim for UAE-based Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite that was launched to the wrong orbit in January could reach 50% of its...
Sky Perfect JSAT ups maritime exposure with KVH Industries investment as it mulls additional markets
The US$4.5m investment by Japan's Sky Perfect JSAT in US satcoms provider KVH Industries will bolster the launch of their next gen maritime broadband services this month, while broadening...
Where large satellite makers see growth this year amid GEO slump
Satellite manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to diversify as changing demands and technologies transform how and why operators order...
How multi-terabit satellite broadband will transform connectivity | Q&A
ViaSat aims to revolutionise the global telecoms sector and how consumers see satellite broadband. The first two spacecraft of its upcoming ViaSat-3...
Why Google’s Xively acquisition may be more about the smart home market than competing with IoT platforms | Special Report
Google's Xively acquisition aligns it with other cloud providers, particularly Amazon Web Services, that have expanded their IoT propositions through...
