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Spacewatchafrica April Edition 2019 Paul Kagame launches Rwanda into space VVVolVolVolVol o6 o6 66l l. .No. NoNo. No77 N N 55 oo5.. 816 April 2018 2019 AFRICA By Marcel Dischinger Prof.(Sir) Martin Sweeting “SSTL transfer know-how, not technology developing countries.” C O N T E N T S Vol. 7 No. 16 Editor in-chief Aliyu Bello 2018 was another good year Executive Manager Tonia Gerrald NASRDA's chief executive to step down SA to the editor in-Chief Ngozi Okey Head, Application Services M. Yakubu SES posted strong revenue growth in 2018 Editorial/ICT Services John Daniel Nestle using satellites to monitor palm oil plantations Usman Bello for deforestation Alozie Nwankwo How global satellite network convinced Juliet Nnamdi FAA grounding of Boeing's 737 Max Client Relations Sunday Tache Nigeria plans new systems to improve GPS accuracy over Africa Lookman Bello Safiya Thani Ivory Coast begins digital TV switch over with GatesAir Marketing Offy Pat Eutelsat successfully mate KONNECT satellite payload Tunde Nathaniel with its all-electric platform Wasiu Olatunde SSTL transfer know-how not technology to Media Relations Favour Madu developing countries Khadijat Yakubu Paul Kagame launches Rwanda into space Zacheous Felicia Monitoring desertification using integrated Finance Folarin Tunde geospatial technologies APT Satellite releases 2018 annual results Space Watch Magazine is a publication of Communication Science, Inc. All correspondence should be addressed to editor, space Watch Magazine. Abuja office: Plot 2009, Awka Street, UTC Building, GF 11, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria Tel: 234 80336471114, 07084706167, email: [email protected] LEGAL CONSULTANTS Idowu Oriola & Co. Garki, Abuja DISTRIBUTION CONTACTS Ade Adejo ABIJAN INTERNATIONAL Suleija, Abuja AYO DISTRIBUTION AGENCY Emir Road, Ilorin Olumayowa Ojo NEWSROUND INTERNATIONAL Area 10, Garki, Abuja Magazine Circulation Nigeria Limited 90, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja Magazine Subscription Nigeria Limited Ikeja, Lagos. DELALI OTCHI Ridge Church, Tudu Branch, Accra, Ghana. AL AHRAM NEWPAPERS LIMITED Al Galaa Street -11511 Cairo-Egypt Ayo Olu MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION AGENCY Jos, Plateau State. 1 Editorial 2018 was another good year In fulfilment of their reporting obligations Company and its subsidiaries for the year Energy division revenue continued to pursuant to the relevant sections of the ended 31 December 2018, representing decline due to ongoing delays in the financial institution. satellite industry players an increase of 2.5% amounting to offshore energy market recovery. are announcing their overall profits, HK$30,272,000 as compared to SpeedCast's major strengths lie in its areas including dividends accrued to outstanding 2017.During the year, the Company stocks, at the close of the period covered. of focus, including radio frequency declared and paid an interim dividend in engineering, high integrity network design, Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of cash of HK4.00 cents per ordinary share. implementation, integration, operation and fixed satellite services, was the earliest to According to the policy for continuous maintenance of satellite ground systems announce its financial results for the three increase of the investment return of and maritime RF networks around very months and full-year ended December 31, shareholders, the Board has resolved to small aperture terminal technology. 2018 providing details with respect to its declare a final dividend in cash of HK11.50 SpeedCast also supplements very small earnings as well as the types and quantities cents per ordinary share for the financial aperture terminal networks with moblie of satellite capacity utilizations in the media, year ended 31 December 2018. As at 31 satellite service and terrestrial connectivity networking and government customers in December 2018, the Group's financial via its global multiprotocol label switchnig the year. position remains very strong. network. Intelsat is today the leading provider of fixed In addition, SES announced strong Inmarsat plc has also announced its satellite services worldwide. For more than financial results for the year ended 31 unaudited financial results for the year. In 40 years, Intelsat has been delivering December 2018, beating revenue outlook 2018, Inmarsat delivered good growth in information and entertainment for many of on the back of a standout Networks Revenue and EBITDA, with year-on-year the world's leading media and network performance and posting double-digit increases of 5.3% and 4.2% respectively companies, multinational corporations, growth in Free Cash Flow. Internet service providers and governmental and consistent quarter-on-quarter It was a breakout year for SES networks agencies. Intelsat's satellite, teleport and improvement. This result, building on the fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the business with double-digit underlying return to growth established in 2017, was industry, setting the standard for advanced revenue growth, fuelled by advances in all driven by the strength of its global GX transmissions of video, data and voice three major market verticals and the broadband offering, particularly in Aviation, services. strongest year to date in terms of new Government and Maritime, and by lower business signed. indirect costs. According to the company, According to release, Intelsat reported At the end of 31 December 2018, SES aviation revenues grew by over 40%, within earnings before net interest, gain on early delivered 8,151 total TV channels to which In-Flight Connectivity revenues extinguishment of debt, taxes and viewers around the world. This more than doubled depreciation and amortization, of $408.6 represented an increase of 6% (year-on- million and Adjusted EBITDA1 of $417.9 year) and was driven by the introduction of The report said: Inmarsat, new strategies million, or 77 percent of revenue, for the new High Definition and Ultra High are being implemented in the mid-market, three months ended December 31, 2018. Definition offerings across all three of to help protect market share, as customers For the year-ended December 31, 2018 SES' major regions. 66.5% of total TV migrate to VSAT amidst growing Intelsat reported EBITDA of $1,634.0 million channels are now broadcast in MPEG-4, penetration of the US customer base. and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,668.5 million, or compared with 65.0% a year ago. Rupert Pearce, Chief Executive Officer, 77 percent of revenue. said: “Inmarsat delivered consistent growth For SES, 2018 was an important and Also, Telesat Canada announced its in 2018, building on its return to growth successful year with three Geostationary financial results for the three-month and established in 2017. Earth Orbit (SES-14, GovSat-1 and SES- one-year periods ended December 31, 12) and four O3b Medium Earth Orbit 2018. Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a worldwide (satellites 13-16) satellites successfully For the quarter ended December 31, leader in satellite networking technology, launched, adding future growth 2018, Telesat reported consolidated solutions and services, has also reported capabilities for SES Networks. revenues of $232 million, a decrease of its results for the third quarter ended, 2018 8% ($21 million) compared to the same continuing the trend of improvement in profitability as well as continued growth period in 2017. When adjusting for the Speedcast International Limited momentum in its business, as evidenced impact of foreign exchange rate changes, announces preliminary financial results with the following achievements: revenue decreased by 9% ($22 million) for full year 2018 with revenue grew 21% “In its strategic area of LTE cellular compared to the same period in 2017. to US$623 million. SpeedCast is a leading backhaul Gilat have secured several wins, The decrease was primarily due to short- g l o b a l n e t w o r k a n d s a t e l l i t e one with Telstra in Australia and the other term services provided to other satellite communications service provider offering with a major MNO in Latin America. In both operators in the 4th quarter of 2017 that high-quality managed networks services these areas of the globe, Gilat was did not re-occur in 2018, and the end of in over 90 countries; and a global maritime selected for its recognized global service or service reductions for certain network serving customers worldwide. customers, partially offset by the impact of leadership in large, efficient and reliable LTE networks, which is what the the implementation of IFRS 15 and "2018 was a challenging year for businesses and residents in the remote revenue related to the Telstar 19 Speedcast," said Pierre-Jean Beylier, locations of these countries expect and are VANTAGE satellite, which entered Chief Executive Officer of Speedcast. willing to pay for. commercial service in August 2018. "Although we delivered strong organic APT Satellite Holdings Limited released growth across three of our divisions the audited consolidated results of the (Maritime, Government, and EEM), our 5 APOINTMENTS Irina Petrov appointed Russia on 17 August 2011. as Vice President Marketing and Member Singtel appoints Services of GVF Dominic Barton to Board of Directors The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has Source: Airbus Defence and Space Singtel has announced the appointment announced the appointment of Irina of Mr Dominic Barton as an independent Petrov to serve as its Vice President for director of the Board with immediate Marketing and Membership with effect on effect. Mr Barton has been Chair of the 5 March 2019. Ms. Petrov brings over Board of Canadian mining company twenty years of experience in the satellite Teck Resources since 1 October 2018. industry serving the last eleven years with Prof Seidu Mohammed “Dominic brings rich expertise and Onlime Group that provides premium insights from across a broad swathe of Libby Barr business communications to customers industries, having advised clients in across the globe, with the last five years as forAdewale proposing Adeyipo and implementing space banking, consumer goods, tech and its Vice President for Marketing. Ms. policy in Nigeria involving several aspects industrials over three decades of Petrov has also worked for several s u c h a s A s t r o n o m y, s c i e n c e s , consulting.
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