DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com), supplier of RF signal transmission solutions for satellite, cable TV and broadcast applications, announced their certification according to ISO 9001:2015. The Certification Body of TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH certified that DEV Systemtechnik GmbH “has established and applies a Quality Management System for development, production and sales of equipment and systems for signal transmission”.

Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – has renewed its ‘Factory of the Future’ status as it was handed a prestigious manufacturing accolade for the second time. 

Newtec was one of four companies that received the award in its inaugural year in 2015. After demonstrating its innovative people-first culture at its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC), in Erpe-Mere, it was recognized for the second time as one of Belgium's leading manufacturing companies.

DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com), supplier of RF signal transmission solutions for satellite, cable and broadcast applications, announced that its products do not use the type of CPU processors that are vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre malware.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that NBN Co and Speedcast have selected Gilat’s satellite platform for its Business and Enterprise Satellite Service (BESS) for businesses in Australia.  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during its second quarter of fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, was awarded a multi-million dollar infrastructure equipment order from Telesat, a leading global satellite operator. Telesat will utilize the equipment to support its multi-Gigabit enhanced connectivity solutions for remote communities in Canada's Far North.

Spanish telecommunications satellite operator Hispasat, together with the telecommunications services provider Media Broadcast Satellite, have reached a deal to distribute one of Europe’s most important Ultra-High- Definition (UHD) channels, FunBox UHD, in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMEA).

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that during its second quarter of fiscal 2018, its Enterprise Technologies group, which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, has received $3.8 million of funded orders from a major Middle East service provider for a complete suite of Location Based Services (LBS) to be used to support multiple application deployments, including mobile devices and Internet of Things (IoT).

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during its second quarter of fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received a follow-on contract to provide long-term support for the Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) production terminals in support of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). This new contract is a 10-year IDIQ contract with a 5-year base and 5 one-year options.

XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, and Virtel, a leader in satellite hardware and equipment distribution, have announced a Value-Added Distribution partnership that will provide XipLink Appliances (XA) and Specialty (XS) products to the MENA marketplace. In addition, Virtel will also distribute the new XipLink Virtual (XV) product line for solutions in software defined architectures. The distribution agreement is effective immediately with first orders in-house and personnel in training.

Key points of the agreement include;

Talia has today purchased an additional Newtec Dialog® platform to provide Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services to Afghanistan and Iraq. The additions will provide access to multiple transponders on Arabsat’s 5C Ka-band satellite, located at 20 Degrees East.