Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX: BYL) announced today that its Dorval, Quebec subsidiary, Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc. has expanded its Latin American operations by opening a new office and service centre in Brazil.

The new Brazil office and service center have been opened to meet the growing demand for Advantech’s new line of Second Generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Up Converters (BUCs).

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) reported today revenues for Q2 2018 were US$ 66.5 million, compared with US$ 66.2 million in Q2 2017, and its Q2 2018 GAAP operating income increased to US$ 4.1 million, up 121% from Q2 2017.

Yona Ovadia, CEO of Gilat, said the company continued the trend of improvement in profitability as well as continued growth momentum in its business.

Gilat also reported key financial highlights for the quarter as follows:

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that STN has achieved provisional certification of its Slovenia Teleport located near Ljubljana under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that STN has achieved provisional certification of its Slovenia Teleport located near Ljubljana under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.

Comtech Xicom Technology has received a contract for more than US$ 2.6 million from a domestic military system integrator.

This contract is for Ku and Ka-band high-power traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) for a transportable satellite communications ground system.

The  Newtec Dialog Multiservice Platform is now used by global telecommunications provider Milano Teleport to enrich its services for the maritime market.

A significant expansion is underway in the smallsat market with about 7,000 smallsats adue to be launched over the next ten years, a six-fold increase from the 1,200 units launched over the past decade. According to Euroconsult's latest report, about 50 constellations, two of which are mega constellations, will account for over 80% of the smallsat count.

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of members today, Casbaa overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a new constitution and new name. Casbaa will now be known as the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and have a new mandate to represent the interests of companies across the broader video industry. The principal objective of AVIA is to make the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific stronger and healthier.

Yahsat, a global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, completed the acquisition of a majority and controlling stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya.

DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com) is expanding its product line with a combining matrix switch to meet the growing demand serving satellite uplink equipment.