Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) has today announced the signing of a contract between leading satellite service provider, Arabsat, Sudan-based VSAT service provider, Sudasat and global leader in IP-based satellite communications, ST Engineering iDirect.

The agreement will see the installation of a Newtec Dialog hub that will provide Internet services across Sudan on the Arabsat 6A Ka-band satellite, which was launched by a Falcon Heavy earlier this year and is dedicated to connecting the Middle East and African regions.

Es’hailSat is exhibiting at the annual AfricaCom exhibition in Cape Town international convention center, the biggest and best tech event in Africa that gathers together senior decision-makers from the entire digital ecosystem. Es’hailSat will be showcasing Es’hail-1, Es’hail-2 and a wide range of services to be delivered through the new state of the art teleport in Doha. Es’hail-1 and Es’hail-2 are currently transmitting high quality, premium DTH television content from the 25.5°/26° E hotspot. 

Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that a leading Angolan satellite services company has signed a contract for C-Band HTS capacity on the newly launched AMOS-17 communication satellite. The Angolan company will utilize capacity on AMOS-17 primarily for cellular backhaul to better connect rural and low-density communities throughout the Southern African country.  

GVF and a group consisting of premier operators of communication satellite networks – AsiaSat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, Intelsat and SES -- have collaborated to produce updated guidance to antenna manufacturers regarding the satellite operators’ expectations for new antenna products and how to demonstrate compliance with the 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, had its Heights™ Networking Platform selected by Telefonica for a multi-year program to upgrade Vivo Brazil and Telefonica Argentina mobile networks in support of 2G, 3G and LTE backhaul. To complement the Heights™ Networking platform, Telefonica also ordered RF amplifiers.

On August 6, 2019,  AMOS-17 was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.  The satellite is located at 17 degrees East where it covers the African continent, along with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It is positioned right over central Africa, to optimize service in the region. 

Scheduled to be operational in November, AMOS-17 is the most advanced high-throughput satellite (HTS) to date, providing satellite communication services to Africa.

Link budgets are living a new era. Not only capacity engineers are capable to make this calculation for the quotes. This way of calculating all the gains and losses between transmitters and receivers in satellite communications have significantly changed.  

I’ve been to many teleports all over the world  and having worked in one for several years, it never ceases to amaze me how teleports which provide essentially similar services can still be unique in their own way. This was the case when I visited the sprawling VIVACOM teleport in Plana, Bulgaria about 30 kilometers south of the capital city of Sofia. This is one of the largest ground station facilities in Eastern Europe with more than 50 antennas ranging in size up to 18.3 meters.

Advantech Wireless Technologies launched a new line of Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Up Converters (BUCs). The new  SSPAs and Block Up Converters (BUCs) from Advantech Wireless Technologies are available in both Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) configurations with power levels from 8 watts to 1000 watts in Ku, X and C-Bands.

The new line of Gallium Nitride (GaN) based SSPAs provides exceptional linearity and operating efficiencies.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during its first quarter of fiscal 2020, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a US$ 1.6 million order for DMD2050E Satellite Modems<