ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, and AITELECOM/APCO, a leading satellite and terrestrial communications provider, are expanding their partnership to deploy new cutting-edge technology on the SES 17 network, increasing connectivity services throughout Latin America.

The latest research from Ampere Analysis finds that total revenues from streaming (including advertising revenue from hybrid streaming subscription tiers) will overtake revenues from pay TV subscriptions in the US for the first time in Q3 2024. Streaming will continue to race ahead as traditional pay TV declines - with the value of pay TV in 2028 expected to fall to half the value it saw at its peak in 2017. The new analysis comes from Ampere’s continuously updated Markets Operators data service.

Euroconsult,has released the latest edition of its FSS Capacity Pricing Trends report which unveils continued shifts in the capacity pricing landscape.Satellite capacity pricing is experiencing rapid declines in an increasingly disruptive market, supported by rise of next-generation geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) high-throughput satellite (HTS) systems

Sub-Saharan Africa will have 16 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 7 million at end-2023. South Africa and Nigeria will supply 59% (9.4 million) of the region’s total. However, SVOD penetration will still be low by 2029, with only 7.1% of TV households paying for at least one subscription – although this is up from 4.7% at end-2023 according to Digital TV research.

The UAV Satellite Communication Market size was estimated at USD 6.29 billion in 2023, USD 6.58 billion in 2024, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.39% to reach USD 9.71 billion by 2030 according to Research and Markets.

 Finnish hyperspectral satellite and AI-powered insights company Kuva Space has announced its expansion to the United States, establishing Kuva Space US in Fairfax, Virginia. Jerry Welsh, the former CEO of ICEYE US, joins Kuva Space as a board member and will lead the company’s expansion efforts to become a leading provider of hyperspectral insights to the U.S. Government (USG).

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the appointment of Tami Dias as Senior Vice President of Sales as part of the company’s leadership renewal to sharpen focus on strategic partnerships, customer engagements and growth.

XipLink Inc., the technology leader in multi-orbit connectivity, is pleased to announce the successful completion of multi-orbit, aggregated, and optimized bonded connectivity at the recent “Resilient LEO/GEO Demonstration” at the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Each of the partners brought unique expertise to the event including systems integration, live GEO/LEO/Cellular links, Teleport Services and XipNet cloud connectivity for this live demonstration.

TEST Summary - Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that Washington State recently awarded the company a U.S.$48 million contract extension to continue providing Next Generation 911 (NG911) services over the next five years, with the option to extend through 2034.