SATCOM Digital Networks, LLC and HISPAMAR, the Brazilian affiliate of the HISPASAT Group, have reached an agreement for satellite capacity on the Amazonas 2 spacecraft located in the 61º west orbital position. The new multi-year agreement allows SATCOM to expand its Digistar VSAT platform which delivers voice and data services to the gas fields in the Northeastern US, as well as new markets in the Gulf Coast and other growing areas of exploration.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI), a provider of mobile, auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that its antennas are being used in The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park located in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe to monitor and prevent the poaching of rhinos.

ScheduAll, a leading global provider of Enterprise Resource anagement (ERM) software for the transmission and broadcast industries, will showcase ScheduALL Connector™ and ScheduALL Portal™, their self-provisioned booking technologies, at SATCON. ScheduAll's self-provisioning systems streamline transmission companies' increasingly complex workflows while eliminating manual processing and human error.

Advantech Wireless, a global trusted leader of wireless broadband communications solutions for Commercial, Critical Infrastructure & Government and Military clients, announced today that it has increased its production capacity of GaN technology based SSPAs and BUCs in order to meet high market demand.

Due to the success of Advantech Wireless GaN based Solid State Power Amplifiers & BUCs and the great response from the market, the company has today its most popular list of GaN based products available to be supplied with short delivery time.

Globecomm announced today the successful completion of a 158 Mb VSAT network, in partnership with one of the country’s leading telecommunications suppliers, for a European-based client that is conducting oil exploration at sites in Iraq.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. was awarded a US$ 2.3 million order for its Advanced VSAT satellite networking platform, including the NetVue™ Integrated Management System and the premium service package,ESS Prime. A systems integrator will deploy the platform to support both fixed and mobile sites in Asia for an end user that requires mission-critical, high throughput bi-directional connectivity.

The Spanish satellite telecommunications operator HISPASAT and Intelsat has expanded their collaboration with respect to capabilities at the 55.5ºW orbital position. The agreement, which has allowed both companies to enhance their position in Latin America, has been consolidated for the long term so that the two operators can grow at this orbit position and offer new services, especially DTH services.

The gay-lifestyle television channel OUTtv has chosen satellite operator HISPASAT as the infrastructure provider for distributing its content to top cable networks in Europe. Israeli advanced television services provider, RRMedia, which currently uses HISPASAT satellites to distribute content in both America and Europe for over five years, will uplink the signals. 

Globecast has been selected to provide content management and playout for brand new equestrian lifestyle channel Ride TV. This is the first new channel to be launched since Globecast’s Media Factory investment in Culver City, benefitting from more flexible and efficient content management and delivery.

Globecast’s satellite and fiber capacity in North America and the LatAm region, along with its capability to handle the end-to-end service provision, from content ingest, scheduling and origination through to playout and distribution, in-house was a key factor for Ride TV.