Today Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator HISPASAT presented their Hispasat 36W-1 satellite (H36W-1) at their headquarters in Madrid. The satellite will be put into orbit on January 27 using a Soyuz launch vehicle and will be launched from the European Spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

ABS announced it has been granted the Network, Applications and Gateway Operator licenses to serve Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA).  The licenses awarded will allow ABS to operate as a telecom operator as well as a satellite service provider.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that during the company's second quarter of fiscal 2017, a US$ 2.1 million contract with its Commercial Solutions segment has been renewed for a one year period. Under this contract, which was awarded from a Fortune Global 500 Company, Comtech provides various navigation and telematics solutions which are used in consumer vehicles.

–--C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it is co-funding an Industrial Research Chair in Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems for the next Generation Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications at the University of Waterloo.

ABS and Nepal Digital Cable (NDC) signed a multi-transponder agreement to deliver Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast service into Nepal.  The new platform will broadcast over 170 TV channels of local and international content. Audiences will be able to enjoy an array of high quality programming. This new service will commence in February 2017 on ABS-2, South Asia Ku-band beam at the prime location of 75°E covering Nepal and neighboring South Asia countries.  

Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator HISPASAT will provide space capacity for the transmission in Latin America of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos receiving the 2016 Nueva Economía Fórum Award. The ceremony will be held tomorrow at the Teatro Real in Madrid and will be presided over by Spanish president Mariano Rajoy. Transmission of the event will be made through the transponder of the Hispasat 30W-5 satellite, which provides coverage in the Americas, Europe and North Africa.  

XipLink, Inc. has been announced as one of the Top 10 WAN Optimization solutions of 2016 by Enterprise Networking Magazine. A distinguished panel of experts, professionals, and technology leaders including board members ofLogisticsTech Outlookhas decided that XipLink has earned an award for “Top 10 WAN Optimization Solutions 2016.”

Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC) today announced that it entered into an agreement with AsiaSat to relocate its AsiaSat 8 satellite, from its current orbital position to Spacecom’s 4°W orbital position. AsiaSat 8 will be co-located with AMOS-3, for a four (4) year period.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for Satellite and Microwave broadband communications solutions, announced today that it has received new orders for its Transcend™ 800 microwave systems from several global customers.  Advantech Wireless customers from North America and the EMEA Regions have chosen Transcend 800 for its versatility to support different applications.

DataPath, Inc., a leading provider of remote field communications and information technology solutions to the aerospace, broadcast, government, and infrastructure markets, announced today the company has become a value-added reseller of Dejero products and services.