![Spire, Kleos Space partner on maritime tools • Brazilian court blocks SGDC-2 acquisition • Gilat revenues down but profits up]()
Spire and signal-mapping company Kleos Space have teamed up to develop maritime safety tools focused on detecting “dark vessels” from space.
![Gilat issues $25 million dividend while pumping R&D]()
CEO Yona Ovadia said Gilat had $104 million on hand as of Dec. 31 and will have sufficient resources for significant financial plays even after subtracting the dividend.
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![Gilat courts mobile telcos with self-funded satellite networks]()
Satellite hardware and network builder Gilat of Israel, seeking to interest cellular operators in expanding their reach by satellite, is pressing forward with a strategy of building the entire network for them in exchange for multi-year commitments to pay for the service.
![SES announces Facebook order for African satellite capacity]()
Satellite fleet operator SES on April 27 said Internet social-media giant Facebook had leased capacity on three in-orbit SES satellites to provide Wi-Fi connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa.
![Gilat Hit by Delays in U.S. Government Contracts]()
Satellite broadband ground hardware manufacturer Gilat Satellite Networks on Aug. 12 reported lower revenue and profit, saying expected U.S. government contracts had not materialized and that commercial business was also slow in coming.
![Gilat CEO Steps Down as Firm Looks Beyond DoD for Business]()
Gilat’s second senior management change this year comes as the satellite terminal manufacturer shifts its focus from military markets to faster-growing commercial businesses
Gilat Satellite Networks said its business, both military and civil/commercial, is on the upswing and should improve markedly by late this year.
![Gilat Backlog Doubles Amid Sharp Declines in Sales and Earnings]()
Gilat reported sharply lower revenue and operating earnings for 2013 but said its backlog rose on South American government broadband-deployment contracts.
Gilat will supply satellite network hardware and services to the Colombian government.
![Gilat Again Lowers Revenue Forecast, Cites Snag in Spacenet Sale]()
Gilat Satellite Networks lowered its 2013 revenue and profit forecast for the second time in four months as expected Latin American contracts were delayed and its Pentagon business continued to suffer from pressure on U.S. military spending.
![After Disappointing Quarter, Gilat Sells Spacenet Business]()
Spacenet is being sold to Tulsa, Okla.-based SageNet for about $16 million.
![Gilat Takes $31.9M Wavestream Hit in Face of Pentagon Uncertainty]()
Gilat said it will take an impairment charge on its Wavestream division because of Pentagon budget uncertainty.
