The Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia has opened for international bidding the procurement of a new multifunctional satellite that will provide connectivity to over 149,400 remote public sites consisting of schools, hospitals, state/local government, defense, and security administration around the Indonesian archipelago.

The project for the financing, design, procurement, pre-operating costs, construction, launching, operation and maintenance of the satellite is valued at US$459.8 million or Indonesian Rupiah 6.58 trillion.

ND SatCom is supporting Dr. Klaus-Dieter John of Diospi Suyana in Peru with SKYWAN satellite network recently delivered, which is now ready for installation and commissioning by the local satellite communication specialist Chris Welch.

Recently established Capricorn Space Pty Ltd has secured licences from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to establish ground infrastructure in Australia to support a diverse range of satellite missions.

Founded in early 2018 and funded by the Knowles Group of Companies, Capricorn Space will now finalise site and infrastructure selection with plans to begin commercial service in early 2019. Initial sites will be established on the west coast and in the south east of Australia and will enable satellites to be accessed across much of the southern hemisphere.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona -based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp. , which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received a $2.3 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense ( DoD ) contractor. The order specified the DMD2050E MIL-STD-188-165A/STANAG 4486 Edition 3 Compliant Universal Satellite Modem, which will be utilized to support the U.S. Army Project Manager (PM) Tactical Network.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Santa Clara, California -based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. , which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, has received a contract for more than $4.8 million from a U.S. military integrator for high-power satellite communication (SATCOM) traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is participating in the “Journalism Innovation Hub” project promoted by RTVE. The project has started the first operational tests as part of the 41st edition of the Almagro International Classical Theatre Festival.

The goal of this project is to progress further in the digital transformation of television news bulletins, imposed by the new audiovisual paradigm which has been conditioned by the appearance of new information technologies and the change in audiovisual content consumption habits.

Hispasat, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, has signed an agreement with the Algerian satellite Internet service provider Divona Algerie to provide remote control service in the Medgaz underwater pipeline, which connects Algeria and Spain. The service, which is already operational by means of Hispasat capacity on the satellites at 30º West orbital position; it connects three points, two in the Spanish province of Almería and the other in the Algerian region of Bou Chekif.

Cloud Constellation Corporation and Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a go-to-market strategy for enterprise and government customers in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Central Asia.

DataPath, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) selected a satellite communications gateway managed by DataPath in partnership with the U.S. Air Force for one of its Facility of the Year awards. For the second year in a row, the facility in Ramstein, Germany, was recognized as the outstanding small satellite communications gateway for DISA Europe.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI)  announced today that it has successfully tested its 16x16 subarray phased array antenna using 4x4 Transmit and Receive building blockmodules. The panels were developed and tested at the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems (CIARS) at the University of Waterloo.