ND SATCOM wins in the category “Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation – Brand Communication – Integrated Campaign” at the prestigious German Brand Award 2020 in Berlin. The fifth annual German Brand Awards honoured outstanding brand work from a competitive international field of 1,200 entries from 14 countries.

Global Invacom, a provider of satellite communications equipment listed on the Singapore Exchange and the U.K. AIM Market, has appointed Malcolm Burrell as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with immediate effect.

A study conducted by satellite operator SES shows Satellite TV reception increases by 23% in Nigeria and 19% in Ghana in 2019 since the last study, conducted two years ago. SES has unveiled the results of its annual Satellite Monitor survey, which reveals a steady increase in the penetration of satellite TV across Africa. The study on TV reception also shows an increase in SES reach from 33 million African households in 2018 to 35 million households in 2019.

The Board of Directors of Space & Satellite Professionals International has appointed Thomas Van Den Driessche, President and Chief Commercial Officer of ST Engineering iDirect, as its new Chair, and Nicole Robinson, Senior Vice President for Global Government at SES, as its new President, effective July 1, 2020. Thomas succeeds David Myers, President of the Communications Sector at Peraton, who has served on the Board as a Director, President and Chair since 2013.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released High Performance: Insights that Improve Quality of Service, a new research report

NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM) announced today the appointment of Carl Novello as its Chief Technology Officer. He leads NXTCOMM's product development efforts to bring transformational flat panel antenna solutions to mobility markets. Novello brings two decades of advanced satellite communications, system and RF antenna design and test expertise to his role.

Spaceopal announced today the appointment of Marco Folino as Managing Director and CEO of the company.He succeeds to Paolo Minciacchi, who has been appointed CEO of e-GEOS, a Telespazio and Italian Space Agency joint venture.

HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has won a contract with Artel to embed the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Pathfinder 2 mission on its Amazonas Nexus Satellite, which is expected to be launched in mid-2022. The project is led by Artel, the global secure communications network systems integrator certified by the US Department of Defense and supported by Hunter Communications, the satellite communication solutions provider.

Globecast has appointed Chris Pulis as new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Americas, effective immediately. As CTO, Pulis is responsible for all technical aspects for the Americas including establishing Globecast’s vision and growth through the use of technical resources.

Maxar Technologies today announced its intent to exercise its call option to take full ownership of 3D data and analytics firm Vricon for approximately US$ 140 million, or approximately US$ 115 million net of estimated cash at closing.

To fund the transaction, Maxar intends to issue US$ 150 million in aggregate principal amount of new senior secured notes. Maxar has also agreed to repurchase $150 million in aggregate principal amount of existing notes using the proceeds of the recent sale of its MDA business.