The Switch the platform for the production and global delivery of live video, today announces the appointment of Robert Szabo-Rowe as Senior Vice President Product Management.

Groung equipment manufacturer Kymeta today announced the appointment of David Geiling as Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific. In this role, Geiling will be responsible for all direct sales and reseller management for Asia Pacific, including India.

The Spanish companies HISPASAT, satellite telecommunications operator, and PLD Space have signed an agreement today in Madrid with the intention of working together on defining the technical features and analysing compatibility to launch services on board MIURA 5.

NSR’s latest report, Satellite Capacity Pricing Index, 6^th Edition (2020) finds capacity pricing declines decelerating in 2020, with the global mean price index declining by ~13% in Q1 2020, in contrast to ~17% in Q1 2019.

XipLink, the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization is proud to announce three major awards from several different organizations for the calendar year 2019. Branham Publications identified XipLink as one of the top 250 Information Communications Technology companies in Canada (196th), McLean's Magazine "Canadian Business" also recognized XipLink as one of the top 500 growth companies based on revenue obtainment for 2019 (258th) and, significantly, CIO Review magazine chose XipLink as one of the 20 most promising SDN companies to follow into the future.

Terrasat Communications Inc., the leader in intelligent BUC innovations, and a global leading manufacturer in stabilized/mobile satellite communications antenna systems, have entered into a BUC supply contract where the antenna manufacturer agrees to prioritize, implement & use Terrasat’s IBUC 2, IBUC R & IBUC G units in their antennae systems, and where Terrasat will provide cost savings, prioritize supply lead-time and extended warranty support. The antenna manufacturer has also awarded an order worth over US$ 1 milion to Terrasat to supply mid-power Ku IBUCs.

The past year saw major traction in the global space sector from  both the government and private sectors. As many governments have taken the initiative to use space as an essential asset for the national economy, satellite applications are making inroads in the space market. 

In September 2019, Latin America-based Axesat and Germany-based CETel, two leading companies  in the provision of satellite communications solutions, announced a merger to form AXESS Networks. Supported by Aksiom Group Limited, a specialist in the development of high growth technical services companies,  the new company has a substantial presence in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Amphinicy Technologies, a provider of innovative software solutions for the satellite and space industries, reached a major milestone last year as it celebrated 20 years in the business.  As it enters its 21st year of service to the industry in 2020,  it continues to organically grow as a company with a renewed focus on  providing engineering expertise and support in delivering first-class software to the satellite industry.

Link budgets are living a new era specially with new technologies such as Flat Panel Antennas, ACM, and the launches of LEO and MEO. Complexity have grown exponentially; much more complex than ever before.

The first step in designing a satellite network is to perform a satellite link budget analysis in any Satellite network and constellation. The calculation of the received power is a set of complicated processes that no everyone could find the right answer, therefore, a specialist is called to manage this complex task involving a complex excel sheet.