C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI) the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has received type approval for its iNetVu® Ka-1202G antenna system from Avanti Communications (AVN:LSE).  Avanti is a London (United Kingdom) based provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Lately Cellular Backhaul is one of the hottest topics in the satellite industry. Every satellite equipment supplier has a solution addressing this vertical in some way; it’s an ongoing race of generating innovative and eye catching slogans to stimulate interest from the Mobile Network Operators. At the end of the day however, satellite communications is the last choice of a Mobile Operator to backhaul its traffic from a BTS, 3G or LTE site.

So, what is important for a satellite solution to be acknowledged by an Operator?

ABS announced it has been granted landing rights from the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) in December 2015 to operate its first satellite in Brazil, the new revolutionary ABS-3A satellite on both C and Ku-bands. ABS-3A is the first commercial all-electrical propulsion satellite in the industry and entered into operation in August 2015.  The satellite is available to serve a wide range of verticals in Brazil, including mobile backhaul, rural broadband, video, Oil & Gas, and mobility applications.

Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., the technology leader in high-power amplifier products for satellite communications (SATCOM) uplink applications, announces completion of the initial installation and full operation of its new family of very high power SuperCoolTM traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).

Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT, and QUANTIS, together with their Moroccan subsidiary NORTIS, a leading operator in data, voice and satellite Internet services in Spain and Morocco, have signed a contract to provide satellite broadband services in North Africa. The agreement between the two companies establishes the use of space capacity of the Ka frequency band of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite until the end of its useful life, estimated at fifteen years, at a cost of approximately 125 million euros.

AvL Technologies has completed the construction of its new far field antenna test range near its headquarters in Asheville, NC.  The new 1,600 foot range is now operational and AvL is using it to test a new 2.5M high-wind antenna system. 

The new range has a 70 foot source tower with an enclosed platform. The antenna under test (AUT) tower has a lift system for placing new antennas into test position. The range is capable of testing antennas with measurements from L-band through Ka-band and reflectors ranging from 30cm to 9.0M in size. 

(www.de-ice.com), the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of satellite earth station antenna (ESA) weather protection solutions, announced that STN, the Satellite Telecommunications Network, (www.STN.eu) has extensively deployed Walton’s Plenum Hot-Air De-Icing systems (

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI) the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, today announced that its iNetVu®  98 cm Ka-band vehicle mount and flyaway antenna systems have received type approval from Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES), for use on its high-throughput JUPITER™ System satellite networks.

XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, announces that six significant cellular service providers have recently purchased Advanced Cellular Compression (ACC) features in order to roll out highly optimized cellular backhaul networks over satellite.   These customers include:  

XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, announces that six significant cellular service providers have recently purchased Advanced Cellular Compression (ACC) features in order to roll out highly optimized cellular backhaul networks over satellite.   These customers include: