The Red Eléctrica Group, through HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications operator, Red Eléctrica de España, the electrical system operator and transporter, and Elewit, the Group’s technological platform, has carried out a pilot project on the Red Eléctrica's substation in Galapagar (Madrid) to demonstrate the viability of the use of high-voltage electrical infrastructure to provide satellite connectivity that extends cellular and broadband coverage in rural and remote environments that the power lines run through.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM)  today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2021 and updated its full-year 2021 outlook. Net loss was US$ 2.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021, as compared to net loss of US$ 4.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, today announced a US$100 million investment by current shareholder White Hat Capital Partners LP, an investment firm focused on sustainable value creation in technology companies serving mission-critical applications, and Magnetar Capital, a leading alternative investment manager with approximately US$ 13.8 billion of assets under management.

Integrasys announced the appointment of a  new Vice President Global Sales, and Head of Americas Sales Office based in Herndon, Virginia, Jackson Kemper.

 The global COVID pandemic has changed how content is consumed and distributed globally.  With restrictions to movement in place and many working from home, there has been a marked increase demand for high quality broadband services and content. The challenge to content owners and service providers is to deliver what their audiences want, when they want it, where they want is in the most reliable and cost-effective manner. 

BridgeComm, Inc., a provider of  optical wireless communications (OWC) solutions and ­services, is pleased to announce that Thomas Romano has been named as Vice President of Engineering.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a launch services and space systems company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a Colorado-based aerospace engineering firm delivering mission proven space software, mission simulation and test systems, and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) solutions, for US$ 40 million plus the potential for an additional US$ 5.5 million performance earnout based on CY 2021 results.

Hungaro DigiTel Kft. (HDT), a joint subsidiary of 4iG PLC (75%) and Antenna Hungária Zrt. (25%), has entered into a final agreement with Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) to acquire a 51% stake in the company. Spacecom, listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, is a satellite operator and service provider with a global coverage, consisting of four geosynchronous satellites, which provides its services in Hungary and the Central and Eastern European region via the AMOS 3 satellite.

As facilitated by GVF, the editor-in-chief of this publication, Virgil Labrador, will be presenting a business outlook analysis during the SatExpo Summit at CABSAT 2021 and asking, “What are satellite operators betting on?” With the digitalization of all industries, and changes in the way we live, work, learn, communicate and consume entertainment, Virgil Labrador will examine how satellite operators can make sure they are developing the right offerings and targeting the right sectors to compete and thrive in an increasingly crowded market, a market which continues to thrive in GEO, expand

Satellite operator SES recently announced that it was seeing strong uptake for its Cloud Playout service, as customers embraced it for management and playout of linear TV channels over satellite.  Creating the service was a shrewd move for a satellite operator that generates 60% of total sales from its video business.  After initial resistance, US and European broadcasters have been shifting media management and playout to the cloud to take advantage of its robust content management and scheduling applications and the scalability of the cloud.  In its press release, SES cited an Ethiopian b