NSR’s VSAT and Broadband Satellite Markets 17thEdition report, released today, forecasts cumulative revenues of $159 billion in the next decade, with 13.4% annual growth in the installed base of consumer sites alone.  Enterprise VSAT is also a solid contributor with $12.3 billion in capacity revenues by 2027, driven by key verticals worldwide.

The law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (WBK)announced that Chris Bair is joining the firm in the Washington, DC, office. Chris joins WBK after two years with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) International Bureau Satellite Division where he served as an Attorney Advisor.

Parks Associates today announced leading smart home and consumer IoT industry executives will participate at CONNECTIONS™ Summit on January 8, the first day of CES® 2019, featuring multiple sessions addressing key trends, challenges, and opportunities within these industries.

Satellite Markets and Research spoke with Mitja Lovsin, General Manager of STN, a full service teleport located in Slovenia.

Can you give us a brief overview of the status of your business at this point? How do you see your position the markets that you serve?

The Satellite Executive Briefing spoke with executives from large and emerging ground equipment supplies about challenges and opportunities they are seeing in global and European markets.

I cannot say truthfully that the taste of kava will rival Veuve Clicquot, a smooth Italian Amarone or a glass of New York City tap water for that matter.  But kava does give you a sedating buzz that is a combination of novocaine on top of an hour of Zen meditation.

Speedcast International Limited (ASX: SDA), aprovider of remote communication and IT solutions, today announced that Sebastien Lehnherr is joining the company as Chief Operating Officer.  Lehnherr previously held numerous operational leadership roles at Schlumberger, the world’s leading oilfield services company. 

A new report from Research and Markets predicts that the satellite transponder market will register a CAGR of more than 5% by 2022. The rising adoption of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) technology is one of the critical reasons expected to boost the satellite transponders market growth in the next five years.

Benedikt Breuer will strengthen the AXING Group from February 1, 2019, by joining AXING AG and DEV Systemtechnik GmbH as "International Key Account Manager HFC Networks." This was announced by the two companies who said Breuer’s is activities will comprise technical sales with a focus on global support for cable operators, municipal utilities and system partners.