Amos Spacecom, formally known as Space Communications Ltd, is an Israeli-based global fixed-satellite operator and satellite service provider. It operates the AMOS satellite fleet, providing broadcast and broadband services with coverage over Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Spacecom offers tailored communication solutions to media, telecommunications, and broadband industries, governments, and private networks. Key services include direct-to-home broadcasting, broadband internet access, and communication services, with major partners and customers including the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and other clients in Angola, and Nigeria.
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Beijing Xinwei Technology Group nearly agreed to buy Spacecom in 2016 for around $285,000,000.
The 2016 plan for Beijing Xinwei Technology Group to buy Spacecom collapsed after a SpaceX launchpad explosion destroyed Spacecom’s Amos-6 satellite, even after the offer price fell to around $190,000,000.
Spacecom had 65 employees and posted $88,000,000 in revenues for 2020.
Spacecom had a contracted backlog of $300,000,000.
The proposed transaction to sell 51% of Spacecom to 4iG requires approval from Israel’s Communications Ministry and other regulatory bodies.
AMOS-Spacecom of Israel, Yahsat of the United Arab Emirates, and Geeks Without Frontiers are collaborating to identify areas of cooperation emerging from the Abraham Accords to deliver humanitarian satellite connectivity during the COVID-19 crisis in Africa.
hiSky Ltd. partnered with Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC) to provide launch services via the AMOS-17 satellite.
The draft Spacecom Policy 2020 is designed to allow private-sector access to satellite communications capacity and other parts of the space ecosystem.
The draft Spacecom Policy 2020 is expected to enable private launch vehicle companies to launch from Indian Space Research Organisation facilities.
The draft Spacecom Policy 2020 on opening up India’s space sector was published in mid-October and was open to comments until 2020-11-04.
Starburst named the U.S. and U.K. companies that will be part of the first Allied Defence Accelerator on 2020-10-27 at SpaceCom 2020.
Spacecom canceled its Amos-8 order after the Israeli government said it would contract directly with Israel Aerospace Industries for Amos-8 and place the satellite at an orbital slot assigned to Spacecom.
Israel Aerospace Industries nearly shut down its geostationary satellite communications production line in 2018 after Spacecom chose to order the Amos-8 satellite from Space Systems Loral (now Maxar Technologies).
SpaceX experienced a three-month gap in launches between August and November 2019, the longest hiatus since the September 2016 Amos-6 Falcon 9 pre-launch explosion.
IAI lost a 2018 competition to SSL (now Maxar Technologies) to build the Amos-8 satellite.
In 2018, Israel Aerospace Industries was ordered to pay Spacecom $10,000,000 for late delivery of the Amos-6 satellite.
The Israeli government later directed Israel Aerospace Industries to build an Amos-8 satellite, prompting Spacecom to cancel its manufacturing and launch contracts for Amos-8.
Israel Aerospace Industries nearly shut down its geostationary communications satellite manufacturing line in 2018 after losing a competition to SSL (now Maxar Technologies) to build the Amos-8 satellite.
Israel Aerospace Industries nearly closed its communications satellite business last year before the Israeli government required Amos-8 to be built domestically rather than by Maxar Technologies in California.
Darren McKnight of Centauri presented a concluding talk at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) conference in Wailea, Hawaii on 2019-09-20.