Comtech Xicom Technology has received a contract for more than US$ 2.6 million from a domestic military system integrator.
This contract is for Ku and Ka-band high-power traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) for a transportable satellite communications ground system.
The Newtec Dialog Multiservice Platform is now used by global telecommunications provider Milano Teleport to enrich its services for the maritime market.
DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com) is expanding its product line with a combining matrix switch to meet the growing demand serving satellite uplink equipment.
Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator and world leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portuguese, and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, have entered into a partnership to commercialize Hispasat’s Ka band satellite capacity over Brazil, with an estimated potential revenue of tens of millions of dollars over a period of several years.
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics of Indonesia has opened for international bidding the procurement of a new multifunctional satellite that will provide connectivity to over 149,400 remote public sites consisting of schools, hospitals, state/local government, defense, and security administration around the Indonesian archipelago.
The project for the financing, design, procurement, pre-operating costs, construction, launching, operation and maintenance of the satellite is valued at US$459.8 million or Indonesian Rupiah 6.58 trillion.
ND SatCom is supporting Dr. Klaus-Dieter John of Diospi Suyana in Peru with SKYWAN satellite network recently delivered, which is now ready for installation and commissioning by the local satellite communication specialist Chris Welch.
Recently established Capricorn Space Pty Ltd has secured licences from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to establish ground infrastructure in Australia to support a diverse range of satellite missions.
Founded in early 2018 and funded by the Knowles Group of Companies, Capricorn Space will now finalise site and infrastructure selection with plans to begin commercial service in early 2019. Initial sites will be established on the west coast and in the south east of Australia and will enable satellites to be accessed across much of the southern hemisphere.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona -based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp. , which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received a $2.3 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense ( DoD ) contractor. The order specified the DMD2050E MIL-STD-188-165A/STANAG 4486 Edition 3 Compliant Universal Satellite Modem, which will be utilized to support the U.S. Army Project Manager (PM) Tactical Network.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Santa Clara, California -based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. , which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, has received a contract for more than $4.8 million from a U.S. military integrator for high-power satellite communication (SATCOM) traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is participating in the “Journalism Innovation Hub” project promoted by RTVE. The project has started the first operational tests as part of the 41st edition of the Almagro International Classical Theatre Festival.
The goal of this project is to progress further in the digital transformation of television news bulletins, imposed by the new audiovisual paradigm which has been conditioned by the appearance of new information technologies and the change in audiovisual content consumption habits.