NSR’s industry-first China Satcom Markets (CSM) report, released today, finds a Chinese satellite industry primed to take a larger share of the global satcom market through attractive one-stop-shop offerings, aggressive growth plans and enhanced exports.  For GEO-HTS satellites alone, NSR forecasts Chinese state-owned companies to manufacture an

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. board of directors has appointed a new chairman and new president effective April 1, 2019. Named new chairman is Shinji Takada whose previous title was president, and Eiichi Yonekura, formerly senior executive vice president, as new president.

Italian infrastructure group Atlantia announced that Spanish toll road operator Abertis had agreed to sell its 89.7 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Red Electrica for €949 million (approximately US$ 1.1 Billion).

In October, Atlantia and Spain’s ACS completed a €16.5 billion acquisition of Abertis.

Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc, a global leader in satellite broadband communications solutions, announced today the release of the new 3.2kW Ku-Band Outdoor Modular/Summit Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) System.

DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com), supplier of RF signal transmission solutions for satellite, cable TV and broadcast applications, announced their certification according to ISO 9001:2015. The Certification Body of TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH certified that DEV Systemtechnik GmbH “has established and applies a Quality Management System for development, production and sales of equipment and systems for signal transmission”.

Tedial, an independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has appointed Brian Hamblin as Director, Media Architecture, effective immediately.

Newtec – a specialist in designing, developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite communications – has renewed its ‘Factory of the Future’ status as it was handed a prestigious manufacturing accolade for the second time. 

Newtec was one of four companies that received the award in its inaugural year in 2015. After demonstrating its innovative people-first culture at its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC), in Erpe-Mere, it was recognized for the second time as one of Belgium's leading manufacturing companies.

According to Euroconsult's newly-published report, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, the size of the FSS m

DEV Systemtechnik (www.dev-systemtechnik.com), supplier of RF signal transmission solutions for satellite, cable and broadcast applications, announced that its products do not use the type of CPU processors that are vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre malware.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that NBN Co and Speedcast have selected Gilat’s satellite platform for its Business and Enterprise Satellite Service (BESS) for businesses in Australia.