Thaicom today announced that the NBN Co has selected its wholly owned subsidiary, IPSTAR Australia (IPA), for a new initiative to boost the number of broadband connections for Australians who cannot access an existing commercial broadband service. Under the NBN Co Satellite Support (NSS) Scheme, IPA is appointed an official wholesaler and will deliver the scheme together with participating Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Australia.

ScheduALL, the leading provider of Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) software to the transmission industry, has successfully deployed its comprehensive LINK solution at Tata Communications’ video Master Control Room (MRC) in Pune, India.

ND SatCom has received type approval for its Ka2Go - Terminal for Eutelsat Broadband Services. Eutelsat is one of the world's leading satellite operators delivering service into 150 countries via 37 satellites.

ABS has expanded its presence in Johannesburg, South Africa and formed a new Sales liaison office to support its growing business in the Africa continent.

This new office will house the sales and technical members of the Africa team, which will work alongside the regional Middle East office based in Dubai. ABS Africa will be responsible for business development, local sales liaison services and customer support throughout this region, according to the company.

SatService Gesellschaft für Kommunikationssysteme is pleased to present its sat-nms SMU Signal Management Unit for Broadcast and Satellite Ground Station Applications.

  sat-nms SMU Signal Management Unit 

Advantech Wireless a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems announced today that its SapphireBluTM Series of UltraLinearTM GaN technology based High Power Amplifiers have empowered the Ultra HDTV transmissions of the most viewed sporting event of the year--the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil.

Satellite communications specialist Newtec has announced a major milestone after delivering over 110,000 units of its IP satellite modems for the SES Broadband Services (SBBS) network in Ku and Ka-band. 

Newtec has been working closely with SBBS in Europe, the Middle East and Africa since it launched the Astra Connect (formerly Astra2Connect) service in 2007. It continues to supply hubs and terminals for SBBS and recently helped to extend coverage of the 20Mbps Ka-band service to cover more of Europe, especially Germany and France, using the new ASTRA 2E and 2F satellites. 

Advantech Wireless and SATCOM Digital Networks (SDN) presented details of the Next Generation Discovery Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT™) platform.

Newtec announced today at CommunicAsia 2014 that satellite operator Thaicom has installed Newtec technology (M6100 Broadcast Satellite Modulators) on the platform of Thaicom-6, enabling its satellite to provide TV Broadcasting services in both C-band and Ku-band to serve customers with the best value and viewing experience.

Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems and services, announced from CommunicAsia  being held in Singapore its complete flyway broadcast system. The package was designed to give customers the ability to transmit their own video channel/s, from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world.