A new study on nanosatellite and microsatellite market covering North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of the world (ROW) predicts that the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market will grow with a CAGR of 12.5% over the period of 2018-2024.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a delivery order in support of the recently awarded contract from the U.S. Naval Warfare Systems Command. This latest delivery order, against the $59.0 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, is for US$ 3.0 million.

The number of SVOD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5% of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173.0% of TV households) according to Digital TV Research.

According to the latest quarterly research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream over the top video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of Smart TVs, Smart Blu-ray Players, Game Consoles and Digital Media Streamers.

A new report by Research and Markets forecasts that the Global Satellite Ground Station Equipment Market will grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.45% during the period 2018-2022.

A satellite ground station is a terrestrial radio station designed for extra-planetary telecommunication with spacecraft or reception of radio waves from stellar radio sources. Ground station components include radio frequency (RF) equipment, intermediate frequency (IF) equipment, control and monitoring, and measurement and test equipment, and system enhancements.

XipLink announced today that Edson Meira of Sao Paulo Brazil has joined the XipLink team as the lead executive in Latin America.

Eutelsat has sold its interest in the Eutelsat 25B satellite operated at 25.5 degrees East to the co-owner of the satellite, Es’hailSat, for a consideration of €135 million (US$154 million).

The company said Eutelsat’s share of the satellite generated FY2018 revenues of €16 million (US$18.26 milion) in the video application.

It added the divestment of this non-core asset is in line with Eutelsat’s strategy of optimizing its portfolio of businesses in the context of its policy of maximizing cash generation.

The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications is launching a US$ 4.5 million international business development program to assist in the expansion of economic, scientific, technological, and cultural relations in telecommunications via man-made satellites.

Revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies for 19 Latin American countries will grow by US$ 4 billion to US$ 6.43 billion in 2023; up from the $2.47 billion recorded in 2017, according to a new report by Digital TV Research.

This year’s 37th edition of MILCOM, the global stage for innovation in military communications, will be held on October 29-31 at the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles, CA. This year’s conference will focus on the theme Reimagined and Reengineered - New Networking, Education and Building Opportunities.