Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, today announced  a joint new European TV distribution platform. The joint service will be distributed throughout EMEA over the AMOS-6 satellite's Ku Pan-European beam from its 4°W prime orbital position.

Walton De-Ice (http://www.de-ice.com), the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of satellite earth station antenna (ESA) weather protection solutions, announced that Alpha Satcom Inc. (ASI), a provider of satellite earth station antenna solutions has selected Walton De-Ice systems for an installation at a major satellite broadcast facility.  Alpha Satcom, Inc.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite broadcast and broadband communications solutions, today launched the AMT-50/50X family of advanced SCPC modems with bi-directional throughputs ranging from 100Kbps to 850Mbps and industry leading carrier echo cancellation technology. These new modems support all latest DVB-S2X standard’s modulation and coding: from BPSK to up to 256APSK, delivering spectral efficiency improvements of up to 60% leading to substantial satellite bandwidth savings.

Integrasys has released a video entitled "Satellite Made Easy." Broadband customers worldwide complain about Satellite connectivity usage compared to terrestrial connectivity therefore our industry need smarter tools which allow Satellite broadband access to be more competitive with other type of services, simplifying the access, maintenance, installation and commission for a greater user experience.

RF-Design, specialized in developing, manufacturing and marketing high quality RF distribution, RF-over-Fiber and RF/DVB monitoring solutions has just released their new “FlexLink S7A-1616” which represents a 1RU/19” rack-mount L-Band Switch Matrix that by standard comes in size 8:8 and allows field expansion e.g. to 8:16, 16:8 to up to 16:16, simply by license-key activation.

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has expanded its media management and playout capabilities with the addition of a Video on Demand (VOD) logistics service. This eases the pressure on content providers by removing all VOD delivery and preparation complexity while increasing content reach and profitability.

Advantech Wireless, a global leader in satellite broadband communications solutions, today announced the release of the new 2500-G Series 50W Ku-Band GaN (Gallium Nitride) based Airborne Grade SSPB/BUC designed to meet stringent commercial airborne requirements and specifications. The new Airborne Grade Ku-Band GaN based SSPBs/BUCs provide high power density in a compact size and are suitable for use in the rapidly growing market for in-flight connectivity and satellite mobility services.

C Comtech EF Data Corp., received a US$ 3.1 million contract award extension for additional Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) production terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).

Building on its long history of revolutionizing the task of monitoring and managing systems in complex mission-critical environments, Crystal announces its latest version of Crystal Control, Citrine v7.5.

NovelSat has partnered with XipLink, the technology leader in wireless link optimization, to add XipLink’s software into all NovelSat satellite modems. The combination of NovelSat hardware and XipLink’s wireless link optimization technology offers satellite communications customers significantly higher data throughput while simultaneously providing a better user experience.