Headwinds batter Gogo as credit downgrades and technical issues pull down stock
Highly leveraged inflight connectivity provider Gogo is likely to go into restructuring – financial, operational or both – a banker ...
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Avanti swaps debt for equity after shareholders give their backing
Avanti Communications has completed a debt-for-equity swap that enables the British satellite broadband operator to raise more funds, after shareholders approved its restructuring ...
Eutelsat walks away from ViaSat-3 to order its own high-speed broadband satellite
European space giant Eutelsat has scrapped plans to invest in US-based ViaSat’s next-gen EMEA-focused satellite, choosing instead to order its own high-speed broadband ...
Global Eagle Entertainment has more impairment charges, plans thrift, promises improved performance
Global Eagle Entertainment is downing harsh medicine that includes further impairment charges and belt-tightening as the company seeks to restore ...
Demand, strategy and technology mix to yield stronger focus on connectivity in satellite
Satellite service providers are venturing into virgin markets and employing varied strategies and technologies to serve the voracious demand for ...
Satellite operators clash on vertical integration merits
The advantages of vertical integration posed a rare point of contention on Satellite 2018’s conference panels last week, with executives ...
Observers urge prudence as race to provide LEO broadband rushes into overdrive
Low Earth orbit constellations being planned to usher in a new era of connectivity continue to attract skepticism and urgings for ...
Activist investor’s increased stake spurs speculation about takeover interest in Gogo
Talk of a possible takeover of Gogo got a boost after an activist investor increased its stake in the US inflight connectivity provider. ...
Inmarsat confident of plugging potential hole in Europe inflight connectivity business as it contends with legal challenge
Inmarsat is facing the potential for a gap in its network inflight connectivity coverage after a Belgian court annulled the ...
The performance and cost balances of hybrid satellite orbits
While hybrid satellite orbits enable commercial operators to provide flexible and integrated communications, they demand drastically higher capital expenditures and ...
