Datum Systems, a global leader in low size, weight and power (SWaP) satellite and troposcatter modem products names Lou Dubin Vice President of Development and Marketing effective May 1, 2023.  Mr. Dubin will lead the company in expanding its leadership in the backdrop of the industry’s transformation of software defined solutions, global ubiquitous connectivity and multi-orbit satellite and non-line-of-sight communications needs.

Creonic GmbH, a leading IP core provider in the field of satellite communications, today introduced its latest LDPC forward error correction solution for passive optical networks (PON). The ITU G.9804.2 standard targets PONs with higher speeds when compared to previous generations.

The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced the appointment of Vishaal Mathur as membership sales representative, augmenting its reach to the space and satellite industry in South Asia. The appointment is part of the organization’s initiative to substantially expand its membership and to strengthen representation in the region.

The Board of Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has appointed Charlotta Sund as the new President and CEO of the SSC Group. She will take office during the autumn of 2023, and succeeds the current CEO Stefan Gardefjord who retires after twelve years in the company.

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that Aarna Networks, a leading provider of network automation and orchestration solutions, will become the Company’s latest publicly revealed EVOKE technology partner.

With the most serious restrictions of COVID-19 now generally in the rearview mirror, leading market intelligence firm Euroconsult estimates that maritime connectivity sectors have mostly recovered from the pandemic’s influence on supply chains and vessel activity at the end of 2022. According to Euroconsult’s forecasts, maritime satellite communication operators are expected to surpass $1.1 billion in revenues by 2032 at a 7% CAGR over the decade.

Telstra’s Finance and Strategy Executive Director Roary Stasko has been appointed as the new CEO of Telstra’s International business, starting 1 July.  

Telstra Enterprise Group Executive David Burns said he was thrilled to appoint Mr Stasko, who brings a wealth of experience and passion for international markets, to the role. 

In an election taking place over in April, the membership of the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) has appointed Terry Bleakley as APSCC President. The appointment takes effect immediately and continues through the end of April 2025. Bleakley assumes the leadership of APSCC, succeeding Gregg Daffner in the position.

The GVF webinar series will shortly enter into its fourth year. The 46th event in the series (not including additional online panels staged for inclusion in the virtual programs of major satellite industry events impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions) will take place on Thursday, 25 May 2023 @ 3:00 pm UK time/10:00 am US Eastern time. ‘Connecting Antennas and Satellites: The Critical Link?’ will examine how satellite communications, in fulfilling unique business connectivity needs, presents solutions providers with significant network challenges. 

Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) has confirmed that SES has selected their 40-watt Ka-band BUC for use in high throughput customer user terminals for SES’s second generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system -- O3b mPOWER. The order follows several years of work between the companies to implement advanced solid state technologies into the O3b mPOWER system.