Viasat released third quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial results today in a letter to shareholders .  The quarterly company revenues were US$ 575.6 million versus US$ 588.2 million last year. Quarterly revenues were down 2.2% year on year (YoY) and EBITDA was up 20.6 % YoY.  The results were 6.6% above consensus.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has been awarded a contract by system integrator Shaf Broadcast, Pvt. Ltd, on behalf of the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, BSNL, to augment satellite bandwidth to the offshore Indian islands of Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep under a Universal Service Obligation (USO) project funded by the Department of Telecommunications. Utilizing the award-winning Newtec Dialog® platform

Friedrichshafen, Germany, February 3, 2021– Another dimension of ND SATCOM’s satellite communications is unveiled: the 4th generation of HPAs in the TWT realm. Engineered and made in Germany, the ITAR-free HPA 4xxx series exemplifies next-gen excellence with these highlights:

Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc. (AWT), has received purchase orders totaling over Cdn. $ 2 million dollars for its Redundant Satellite Frequency Converters and Redundant Solid-State Power Amplifiers from a major US telecom carrier.

The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA), a global not-for-profit focused on amplifying the voice satellite mobile services users and innovators, today announced its 2021 board of directors and board leadership team.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) revealed research that demonstrates growing confidence and positivity among NAB Show participants about a return to in-person events. Results from a survey conducted by Freeman Event Research as part of a trade show industry research project, which included NAB Show in Las Vegas, indicate a majority of past NAB Show attendees expect to attend in-person events in late 2021.

Astroscale U.S. today announced the s appointment of Sandor Nemethy as Director, Geostationary orbit (GEO) Spacecraft Systems. Nemethy joins Astroscale with more than 20 years of experience spanning satellite manufacturing, propulsion engineering, launch operations and program management.

XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization,  has won the prestigious Deloitte "Fast 500" award in 2020 for the fiscal year ending in 2019. The award is measured in terms of revenue growth over a three-year period and is unique by including both Canadian and US companies in the competition. Evaluators are sent to each company either in-person prior to Covid-19 or virtually during the pandemic period. Results are reviewed for consistency and accuracy as one expects from a leading worldwide accounting firm.

Increasing demands for faster, more efficient and more reliable ways to manage connected devices will make 2021 the year of service and device lifecycle management, according to open broadband standards development organization, the Broadband Forum. Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP) standard offers related data models and the communication protocol to master such needs. 

NSR’s In-Orbit Servicing & Space Situational Awareness Markets, 4^th Edition (IOSM4) report, released today, forecasts In-Orbit Satellite services (IoS) cumulative revenues of US$ 6.2 billion by 2030.