Arqiva Group Limited, the leading UK communications infrastructure company, today announces that it has reached an agreement with Cellnex for the sale of its telecoms infrastructure and related assets at an enterprise value of £2.0bn.
The transaction comprises c.7,400 of Arqiva’s cellular sites, including masts and towers as well as urban rooftop sites, and the right to market a further c.900 sites across the UK.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is investing US$ 20 million in Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated human spaceflight company. The companies will work together to broaden commercial space access and transform global travel technologies.
Parks Associates will preview the key 2020 trends and topics for connected entertainment and CE during the complimentary webcast “Looking Ahead to 2020: Video Entertainment and CE,” on Thursday, October 17, 1:00 P.M. CT. The research firm notes that watching TV and movies at home is the leading leisure activity among US broadband households, with 70% ranking it in their top three and 34% listing it as their top leisure activity.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that Rich Luhrs has been promoted to President of its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc. (“Comtech Systems”) and that Dick Burt will be retiring after 40 years with the Company. Comtech Systems provides high-performance transmission products including over-the-horizon microwave and troposcatter systems and is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment.
ND SATCOM, the premier supplier of and integrator for innovative satellite communication systems and solutions, announced today the acquisition of TECNA located in Dakar, Senegal. This important strategic move will further enhance outreach and interaction between the company and its customers, partners and the leading communication companies in the West Africa region.TECNA Suarl has been renamed ND SatCom SENEGAL.
SpaceBridge™ (www.SpaceBridge.com), a global market leader and maker of broadband satellite communications systems technology, advanced HTS VSAT platforms, SatCloud™ cloud based managed services platforms, plus SCPC and Broadcast modems, implemented a largescale “MACRO eNodeB”, city size, 2G and 4G mobile cellular backhaul over satellite, to unserved rural areas with no prior cellular coverage.Since the end of July, the Brazilian municipality of Moquem had been the site of the largest religious festival in the state of Goiás.
Integrasys has launched Alusat 2.0, the latest version of its automated network maintenance system. The update delivers increased automation, flexibility and scalability.
The Global Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Equipment market accounted for US$ 22.08 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach US$ 53.79 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period according to new research by Research and Markets.
New research from Parks Associates, Technology Market Assessment: 5G Network Services, finds that more than 33% of US broadband households cite some level of familiarity with 5G and over 40% of US broadband households are interested in 5G.
At the IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewed key executives including Alexander Mueller-Gastell, CEO