The annual marquee event of the Asian video industry, the Asia Video Summit, returned in full swing, hosting over 300 delegates in person and online as a hybrid conference, amidst a time of immense innovation and disruption in the video industry.

Joe Chan, Director of Flight Dynamics at Intelsat has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Space Data Association (SDA), a non-profit international association of satellite operators.

Global satellite communications leader, ST Engineering iDirect’s Evolution® platform is a key technology for Asian defense forces. Utilized for the provision of both fixed and mobile satcom solutions across a variety of mission-critical applications, Evolution is a resilient and secure multi-service platform that encompasses a breadth of versatile modems and solutions.

The latest edition of the Prospects for Space Exploration report from Euroconsult predicts global governmental investments in space exploration will reach $31B within the next decade. The report identifies key budget drivers that include the continuation of increased funding in transportation, orbital infrastructure, and in lunar exploration.

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP- 22) was held from 26 September to 14 October 2022 in Bucharest, Romania.  It was hosted in the actual Parliament House--a palace built by former Romanian President Nikolai Ceausescu.  The Parliament House is bigger then the Pentagon and decorated like Versailles, a very comfortable venue.

The latest forecast from Rethink TV charts the arrival of Open Caching technologies, and the impact they will have on the Video Delivery Market. This market shows no sign of slowing, but there is a fight brewing among its component parts. CDNs currently reign supreme, and while we have previously examined the potential impact of WebRTC and Decentralized-CDN (D-CDN), as part of our CDN studies, the new disruptor on the block is Open Caching. 
 

The SATELLITE 2023 Conference and Exhibition has unveiled its conference program, with close to 60 breakout sessions and more than 100 speakers already confirmed, representing the world’s most innovative satellite and space companies.

According to the Market Statsville Group (MSG), the global commercial satellite imaging market size is expected to grow from USD 3,316.7 million in 2021 to USD 8,553.3 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2022 to 2030. Commercial satellite imaging is a technique for displaying high-resolution datasets of ground conditions. It compares date, pricing, and resolution with other vendors by searching a map or an area of interest.

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that the Company has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Contract for the Ukrainian Government. The FMS contract is for beyond line-of-sight communications terminals and upgrades to the country’s existing systems.

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