Andrew Stanniland has been announced as chief executive officer of Thales Alenia Space in the UK commencing from Monday, September 23, 2019.

The Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the second annual “20 Under 35” list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals under the age of 35. The honorees will be celebrated at SSPI’s Future Leaders Dinner on October 8 during Satellite Innovation 2019 in Mountain View, California.

Supported by Aksiom Group Limited, a specialist in the development of high growth technical services companies, satellite service providers Latin American-based Axesat and German-based CETel, are combining to form AXESS Networks (AXESS).

Euroconsult released its flagship research, which predicts the satellite communications market will grow to US$ 19.4 billion by 2028. Following a decline that began in 2014, the research forecasts a return to revenue growth beginning in 2020, driven by demand for broadband applications, including rural connectivity, in-flight communications, as well as cellular backhaul.

NewSpace earth observation company, Satellite Vu, has appointed a Vice President, Business Development to drive its strategy forward over the coming months and years. Energy industry veteran and International Space University (ISU) graduate, Simon Tucker will take on the role, which will see him returning to the space sector after 20 years.

Hispasat, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, together with the Colombian satellite services provider Bansat, is helping to provide the communications for the “Journey to the heart of the Atrato”. This expedition, which is organised by the Colombian government, transports humanitarian material and personnel to towns located on the banks of the third largest river in the country.

Research and Markets has predicted that the small satellite market will grow at a significant CAGR of 14.15% by value and 14.28% by volume, during the forecast period from 2019 to 2030.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech's Commercial Solutions segment, received multiple orders valued at more than US$ 3.7 million for solid-state power amplifiers (“SSPAs”) for the commercial in-flight connectivity market.

Thaicom Public Company Limited (THCOM), Thailand’s first satellite operator, today announced the signature of an Agreement of Intention with Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), a Russian leading satellite operator, to collaborate on the joint development of a service offering for maritime satellite broadband connectivity.

The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) has appointed Christopher Slaughter in an interim position to consult with both the APSCC board and secretariat to accelerate the organization’s developmental and strategic goals.