Satellite operator Kacific Broadband Satellitesand Newtec, a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications, today announced they have agreed on a cooperation for powering Kacific’s interim services using Newtec Dialog® to be deployed and to provide affordable satellite broadband connectivity in the Pacific.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that its commercial solutions segment has signed a multi-year contract valued at approximately $12.0 million with a major telecom equipment manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract, the telecom equipment manufacturer, which also is a global distributor of Comtech's services, will support the continued roll out of Comtech’s solutions to several wireless operators across the globe, including a large-scale North American-based wireless operator

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite (HTS) broadband communications solutions, will be demonstrating at the 2016 NAB Show its new record breaking WSM-5000 DVB-S/S2/S2X High Throughput Wideband Broadcast Satellite Modulator designed to transmit carriers of up to 600MHz.

The WSM-5000 supports single carrier data rate up to 500MSPS (600MHz) with an improved 1% roll-off-factor delivering cost savings of up to 30% in Broadcast and Broadband DVB- S2X deployments.

STN, a leading provider transmission services and solutions to broadcasters, announces that it is spearheading a new commercial initiative to help content owners and broadcasters across the Asia-Pacific region to reach new audiences in the international markets including Europe, Africa and the US. STN’s goal is to help Asia-Pacific-based broadcasters to take advantage of the growing phenomenon of ‘diaspora broadcasting’.

ND SatCom and Centrum Szkoleniowe Hector (CSH) announce their Cooperation on delivering Satellite Courses in Poland. As a result of this cooperation, a broad range of courses certified by ND SatCom will be available for polish customers, at CSH training centre in Warsaw.

Spanish telecommunications satellite operator HISPASAT, in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, has expanded the number of Atresmedia television channels it currently distributes across the American continent through its Hispasat 30W-5 satellite.  

In addition to the channel Antena 3 Internacional, which HISPASAT has broadcast since 2002 in SD (Standard Definition), it will now broadcast the channels Hola TV and Atreseries Internacional. These three international channels are currently distributed in HD format (High Definition). 

Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, today announced  a joint new European TV distribution platform. The joint service will be distributed throughout EMEA over the AMOS-6 satellite's Ku Pan-European beam from its 4°W prime orbital position.

Walton De-Ice (http://www.de-ice.com), the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of satellite earth station antenna (ESA) weather protection solutions, announced that Alpha Satcom Inc. (ASI), a provider of satellite earth station antenna solutions has selected Walton De-Ice systems for an installation at a major satellite broadcast facility.  Alpha Satcom, Inc.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite broadcast and broadband communications solutions, today launched the AMT-50/50X family of advanced SCPC modems with bi-directional throughputs ranging from 100Kbps to 850Mbps and industry leading carrier echo cancellation technology. These new modems support all latest DVB-S2X standard’s modulation and coding: from BPSK to up to 256APSK, delivering spectral efficiency improvements of up to 60% leading to substantial satellite bandwidth savings.

Integrasys has released a video entitled "Satellite Made Easy." Broadband customers worldwide complain about Satellite connectivity usage compared to terrestrial connectivity therefore our industry need smarter tools which allow Satellite broadband access to be more competitive with other type of services, simplifying the access, maintenance, installation and commission for a greater user experience.