XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, today announced expanded support of mobile backhaul optimization for Mission Critical and CBRS networks. Utilizing optimization and TCP Acceleration, XipLink´s solution will boost LTE and 5G performance by reducing mobile backhaul costs while simultaneously increasing download speeds at the mobile base station. This technology enables transport of increased customer traffic over satellite or wireless links, while simultaneously improving the Quality of Experience (QoE) for downstream subscribers.

Satellite 2020, the industry's premier event will go on as scheduled from Monday, March 9-12 according to the organizers. Booth set-up begins today.  "We confirm that SATELLITE 2020 will take place as planned.  Our duty to the community is to foster an environment that encourages business discussions among many sectors and continue progression of innovation in the satellite and space industries," said show director Lindsay Fuller.

The organizers issued a statement on March 4, which says as follows:

The January-February 2020 issue of  the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine sponsored by Spacebridge is now available.  Featuring:

Guido Neumann, Co-Founder and CEO of CETel, and now the Chief Development Officer and President EMEA of AXESS Networks. He has a very interesting background which served him well and CETel, the company he co-founded with a partner in 2004.  After serving in the German Armed Forces and NATO as an officer in Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems, he moved to a then IT consulting firm, IABG in 1997. At IABG, he started a new Teleport division in 1999 to serve the newly launched LMI-1 satellite.

An NSR report on Flat Panel Satellite Antennas (4th edition) forecasts cumulative Flat Panel Antennas (FPA) equipment sales to reach approximately US$ 11 billion by 2028. The report finds aeronautical equipment will drive revenue growth for manufacturers, while fixed broadband applications on Non-GEO satellites will be the main volume market. The report mentioned with Non-GEO satellite constellations from Amazon, OneWeb, SES, SpaceX, Telesat, and others, expected to come online after 2020, the industry has begun taking a strong interest in FPAs.

Headquartered in Holzkirchen (near Munich), Germany, and comprised of four operating divisions—Satellite Communication, Navigation Simulators, Defense Electronics, and Sensors and Measurement—WORK Microwave leverages over 30 years of experience to anticipate market needs and apply an innovative and creative approach to the development of frequency converters, DVB-S2/S2X equipment, and other digital signal processing technologies while maintaining the highest standards for quality, reliability, and performance. 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) a leading provider of products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Lisa Lesavoy as a Director.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) today reported its operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2020 and updated its fiscal 2020 guidance. The company reported net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 were $161.7 million.

Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Highlights

The teleport business is a dynamic part of the satellite industry. Satellite Executive Briefing spoke with Mitja Lovsin, General Manager of STN, a full service teleport located in Slovenia in Central Europe, who gave us an update on his company and his views on trends in this vital segment of the industry.

Globecast has announced that Yann Madeleine has joined the company as Director of Sales, France and will sit on the company’s Executive Committee. He will join Globecast on March 16th, 2020. Madeleine replaces François-Regis Grenot who has taken up a role in the wider Orange Group.