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African CHAN Football Championships To Be Broadcast via Spacecom's AMOS-5 at 17°E

Tel Aviv, Israel,  January 8, 2014--Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that it has been selected to provide broadcast services on AMOS-5 at 17°E for the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN), Africa's annual football championship competition. South Africa is hosting the 2014 competition which will take place 11 January through 1 February, 2014.

Spacex Successfully launches Thaicom-6 Satellite

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., January 6, 2014 –Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched the THAICOM 6 satellite for Asian satellite operator THAICOM.  The Falcon 9 rocketdelivered THAICOM 6 to its targeted 295 x 90,000 km geosynchronous transfer orbit at 22.5 degrees inclination.  It was the second successful launch for a commercial company by Spaex into geostationary transfer orbit in a little over a month. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the SES-8 satellite last month.

AMOS-4 Communications Satellite Successfully Reaches 65°E Orbital Position

Tel Aviv, Israel, December 26, 2013, 2013–Spacecom the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that the AMOS-4 communications satellite has successfully arrived at 65°E, its designated permanent service location. From here, the satellite will service broadband and broadcast providers throughout Southeast Asia, Russia, China and the Middle East.

Kymeta Successfully Demonstrates First-Ever Transmit and Receive Capability With Its Metamaterials-Based Antenna

Redmond, Wash. – Dec. 17, 2013 – Kymeta Corporation, the company commercializing innovative metamaterials-based flat-panel antennas for satellite communications, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated bi-directional high-speed Internet connectivity with a Ka-band high-throughput satellite. This is the first time a metamaterials-based antenna has established an Internet connection over a satellite link and confirms that Kymeta is ready to move into commercial product development and production.

Signalhorn Receives Final Approval from the Polish Government

Warsaw, Poland, December 12, 2013 – Telecommunications operator Signalhorn S.á r.l has received the final approval from the Polish government on December 4, 2013. This approval is the final approval required to proceed with the Signalhorn and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności Nr 1 S.A. (WZŁ Nr 1- a government owned entity) long-term agreement established on November 29, 2012.

Advantech Wireless Successfully Completes the Delivery of Orders totaling $ 1M for its 25W GaN C-band and X-band BUCs

Montreal, Canada, December 11, 2013 – Advantech Wireless Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed the delivery of several orders totaling $1M for its 25W GaN C-band and X-band BUCs.

Globecast Named One of the Largest Independent Broadcast Teleport Operators In WTA Rankings

Paris, France, Dec. 12, 2013 — Globecast has been ranked the second-largest independent teleport operator in the world on the Independent Top Twenty list compiled by the World Teleport Association (WTA). Ranking just behind Harris CapRock, a provider of VSAT services, this makes Globecast the largest independent teleport operator for broadcast services. The Independent Top Twenty ranks teleport operators based on revenue from all sources, focusing on independent companies at the core of the satellite teleport industry.

Comtech Xicom Receives Order for Approximately US$ 7 Mil. for Military Communications Amplifiers

Santa Clara, Calif., December 9, 2013--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., received an order for approximately US$ 7.0 million from a U.S.-based system integrator for Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) for a major U.S. Army Satellite Communications program.

SSL Delivers ABS-2 Satellite To Launch Base In Kourou


Palo Alto, Calif. – December 9, 2013 — Space Systems/Loral (SSL) today announced that the ABS-2 satellite, has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace in the first quarter of 2014. ABS-2 is a highly sophisticated and flexible satellite optimized to provide multiple services for a broad swath of regions.

RF-Design Launches New L-Band Switch/Routing Matrices

Bensheim, Germany, December 3, 2013 —RF Design has unveiled its latest FlexLink K4 ideal for flexible signal assignment and perfectly suited for RF-distribution applications in teleports, satellite earth-stations as well as broadcasting and CATV/IPTV facilities.