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Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--At the Satellite 2022 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Brian Billman, Chief Marketing Officer-Isotropic Systems on the latest developments in their company.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--At the Satellite 2022 show in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Steve Bjornaas, Director of Software Development-Trisept Corporation who provided insights on the satellite security market.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--At the Satellite 2022 show in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Eric Schmidt-VP-Sales, Comtech Satellite Network Technologies who highlighted their line of outdoor amplifier solutions that they featured at the show.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--At the Satellite 2022 show in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Kevin Steen, CEO-ST Engineering iDirect on the major awards their company won at the show and the trends he sees in the industry.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--At the Satellite 2022 show in Washington, D.C., Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Thomas Fröhlich, CEO of WORK Microwave who talked about how their company is emerging from the pandemic, their new products and plans for the next few years. Click here to view the video.

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2022--Mitja Lovsin, General Manager of STN--a full-service teleport based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Mitja shares his views on the changing teleport business going forward.  Click here to view the video.

Herndon, Va., March 18, 2022--To shed light on ST Engineering iDirect's advanced mobility solutions for various verticals such as the aeronautical, maritime, rail and other markets, Satellite Markets and Research spoke with Sean Yarborough, VP-Product Management,  
ST Engineering iDirect.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

Denver, Colo., March 17, 2022--BridgeComm, a leader in optical wireless communications (OWC) solutions and services, today announced it has named Michael Abad-Santos Chief Executive Officer as Barry A. Matsumori steps down from the position he has held since 2017. Joining BridgeComm in 2019 as senior vice president of business development and strategy, Abad-Santos is a 20-plus year telecommunications and satellite industry veteran who will continue to drive BridgeComm’s growth as an Optical Wireless Communications leader. His appointment is effective immediately.

McLean, Va. March 15, 2022–-Intelsat CEO, Steve Spengler, was announced today as the latest inductee in the Space & Satellite Professionals International’s (SSPI) Space & Satellite Hall of Fame. With this induction, Spengler joins the ranks of pioneers and visionaries in communications, aerospace, scientific research, and the development and delivery of space and satellite applications.

McLean, Va., March 7, 2022​–, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has tapped David Wajsgras, as its next chief executive officer (CEO). Effective April 4, Wajsgras succeeds Stephen Spengler, who announced his planned retirement in Oct. 2021.