SpaceBridge Inc., a designer and manufacturer of broadband VSAT platforms and satellite communications systems, today announced that one of Colombia’s leading satellite telecommunications service providers, SkyNet de Colombia, selected SpaceBridge technology as a satellite equipment provider to modernize its ground equipment infrastructure for satellite services delivery in Colombia. 

SpaceBridge, a designer and manufacturer of broadband satellite communications systems, announced today that the company will partner with nexTenna™, a cutting edge provider of advanced Ultra-thin ESA (Electronically Steerable Antennas) featuring the industry leading lowest power consumption, to develop of new line of wireless communication systems targeting IoT, mobility IoT, broadband, and fixed broadband solution for consumer, enterprise and military services.  

HISPASAT will present the latest regarding its Amazonas Nexus satellite, which was launched into space from Cape Canaveral on February 6, at stand number 2611 during the Washington Satellite Conference and Exhibition, the most important event in the sector. The stand will also feature the company’s latest advances in managed services and solutions to help bridge the digital divide.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the winners of the 28th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive awards ceremony at SATELLITE 2023. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

The 2023 recipients are:

Independent Teleport Operator of the Year: US Electrodynamics, Inc. (USEI)

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that WishKnish will become the Company’s second publicly revealed EVOKE technology partner.

ST Engineering iDirect, a leader in global satellite communications, and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced a successful proof of concept (PoC) of converting analog signals to digital signals utilizing Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) 1.1 Standard, developed by the DIFI consortium. The demonstration, held during the Satellite 2023 event in Washington, D.C., lays strong foundations for the goal of interoperability.

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) recently secured multiple multi-million-dollar contracts for its ELEVATE platform to provide commercial and government customers with satellite cellular backhaul as well as telemetry data and video services over Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit constellations.

Under the contracts, Comtech will deliver up to 1,000 ELEVATE terminals this year to customers in six countries. Comtech ELEVATE is a platform designed to support multi-orbit constellations as well as the convergence of communications infrastructures.

XipLink Inc., the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, is pleased to announce a new value-add cloud network service that provides intelligent aggregation of Starlink LEO combined with traditional GEO/MEO satellites as well as 4G/5G cellular data links into one single bandwidth pool for remote sites requiring higher capacity and always-on connectivity.

HISPASAT, Redeia's satellite communications operator, will present Wave OTT Plus, its new video-on-demand service for Latin America, during Andina Link 2023, the international telecommunications and convergent technologies trade show, which will take place from March 8 to 9, 2023 at the Convention Center of the Hotel Las Américas in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). 

WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite ground station equipment for commercial and defense applications, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by a major operator of ground station networks to deliver a turn-key Digital Optical Ground station (DOG) for a US government program which requires secure and resilient optical space-to-ground communication via laser link. The ground network operator selected WORK Microwave, as they are a first-of-its-kind provider of turn-key optical ground stations and have proven their expertise at an early-phase optical ground station in Europe.