As Asia continues down the path of digital transformation and its cities get increasingly connected, CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT 2017 will add brand new feature zones to address the growing need for data security and the budding startup culture in the region. In addition, the event will also see a bigger augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) segment as the show grows to occupy the whole of Marina Bay Sands for the first time.

With 2016 marking the 25th anniversary of both cable TV in the region and the inauguration of CASBAA, this year’s CASBAA Convention is set to underscore just how much the industry has transformed over the last quarter of a century. This year the CASBAA Convention is at a new venue at Studio City, Macau, and promises to be hotter than ever, with an impressive line-up of speakers.

WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, celebrated 30 years of technology innovation this month by hosting a customer experience event at its Holzkirchen premises near Munich, Germany. During the company's Customer Experience Day 2016, held Sept.8, WORK Microwave provided hands-on product demos, technology workshops, and entertainment for leading international operators, systems integrators, and public service providers in the satcom, defence, navigation, and industrial process control industries.

The closing ceremony of the HISPASAT 4K International Festival was held yesterday at the TABAKALERA International Centre for Contemporary Culture in San Sebastián. This event announced the six winning films of the second edition of the competition, one of the first in the world to exclusively feature short films shot and post-produced in 4K format.

IBC’s Big Screen Auditorium this year will be the most complex installation ever, featuring HDR and HFR 4K 3D laser projection and immersive audio.

Spacecom announced today that it is developing a plan of action following the loss of the AMOS-6 communication satellite due to the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad. The company has begun measures to recover funds invested in the project.

IBC announced that it is to give one of its highest awards, the Judges’ Prize, to NASA. Celebrating the achievements of one of the world’s most well known brands, the award will be presented at the ceremony held on Sunday 11 September at the RAI, Amsterdam. NASA’s contribution to the ceremony promises to be literally out of this world.

EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA), the World’s most efficient business development platform for regulating the World Satellite Market, has announced that it will host the 2nd Annual Global Satshow from the 29th to the 30th of November 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. 

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. Revenues for Q2 2016 increased 53% to US$  67.9 million from US$ 44.3 million in the comparable period of 2015. Revenues rose 29% compared with Q1 2016.

SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satel