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Inmarsat buyout clears CFIUS review • iDirect buys Glowlink • FIFA blames Arabsat for enabling piracy

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Inmarsat’s acquisition by Bidco passed a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

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Photo of executives from satellite connectivity service providers participating on a panel discussion Sept. 10 at World Satellite Business Week in Paris.

Inexpensive flat-panel antennas will be a “game-changer”

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For consumer adoption of broadband from satellites in low or medium Earth orbits, inexpensive flat-panel antennas are “critical,” said Pradman Kaul, Hughes Network Systems president and CEO.

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Communications providers prepare for spike in demand

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Satellite communications providers are forming partnerships, making acquisitions and developing new business models in anticipation of new satellite constellations and surging demand for data links.

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