Comtech to Acquire Gilat in $532.5M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Fred Kornberg Quoted
January 30, 2020
Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has agreed to buy Gilat Satellite Networks (Nasdaq: GILT) for $10.25 per share or approximately $532.5M in cash and stock. Gilat stockholders will receive a cash payment of...
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Satellite stock Intelsat drops 40% after FCC 5G decision
November 18, 2019
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday that it will publicly auction off a valuable telecommunications asset, in a move investors viewed as a blow to...
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Three Satellite Stocks To Consider Buying Face New Entrants
November 13, 2019
The three satellite stocks to consider buying have overcome immense obstacles to grow their revenues and customer bases, despite competition from rivals within the industry and from other technologies. One of the three satellite stocks to...
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Satellites could claim larger share of booming IoT market
October 10, 2019
Satellites now claim less than one percent of the overall IoT market. “We think the potential is somewhere on the order of..."
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GEO satellite orders are up, but full rebound remains to be seen
September 10, 2019
“It doesn’t feel like this is anything beyond replacement orders and experimental orders with some of the small GEOs,” said Chris Quilty, whose firm Quilty Analytics tracks satellite orders. “The animal spirits have not yet returned among the traditional GEO operators.”
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Internet Startup Astranis Selects SpaceX To Launch Its First Commercial Satellite
August 26, 2019
This may prove to be a good market opportunity for both Astranis and regional telecommunications companies, notes a February report from analyst firm Quilty Analytics: “The emergence of ‘micro GEO’ platforms finally gives regional service providers like Pacific Dataport the opportunity to ‘take matters into their own hands’ by procuring highly-tailored capacity for their customers.”
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Déjà vu or sea change? Comparing two generations of large satellite constellation proposals
July 1, 2019
SpaceX’s Elon Musk “has stated quite bluntly that his effort is driven by a desire to generate cash to fund Mars colonization" (Chris Quilty, Quilty Analytics).
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX clashes with the Pentagon, its key client
June 21, 2019
“They’re not going anywhere,” says Chris Quilty, a satellite and space industry consultant. “We know who the two winners will be — United Launch and SpaceX. They’re the only two with a qualified launch vehicle.”
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Mark Cuban-Backed 3D-Printed Rocket Will Boost Canadian Orbital Internet Dreams
April 11, 2019
Space analyst Chris Quilty, the founder of Quilty Analytics, said Relativity stands out among 100+ new entrants to the launch vehicle sector...
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Satellite Company Spire Sees High Growth Amid A Crowded Market
April 5, 2019
"Given the fact that we still live in a 'constrained' launch environment, Spire, like most smallsat operators, is relatively agnostic and opportunistic with regard to launch providers," he said.
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