Products/Services

Arabsat Chooses AXESS for Delivering C-Band Services on Arabsat 5A

Barcelona, Spain, September 1, 2021 – AXESS Networks (AXESS) a global provider of encompassing connectivity solutions via satellite has been chosen by ARAB Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) to provide connectivity and teleport services on Appendix 30BC-Band space segment on-board its ARABSAT-5A Satellite at an orbital location of 30.5°E with coverage footprint across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

RSCC Enters the Brazilian Television Market

São Luis, Brazil, August 25, 2021--After signing a contract with one of the largest national television companies, The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has entered Brazil’s television market. More than three million viewers in the state of Maranhao now watch the Brazilian TV channel TV Difusora using the Express-AM8 satellite.

RSCC's Express-AM5 satellite Used in restoring Communications and Internet in Fire-affected Yakutia region

Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2021--Forest fires have swept over 7 million hectares in Yakutia regionin Russia,  burning out an area comparable to that of a small European country. Residential buildings and social infrastructure have been damaged, in some places there is no electricity supply, and communication facilities are not available.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded US$ 6.3 Million in Contracts for High-Power Ka-Band TWTAs

Santa Clara, Calif., August 24, 2021--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, announced today, that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, it was awarded multiple contracts aggregating US$ 6.3 million for 500-Watt Ka-band traveling wave tube amplifiers (“TWTAs”) for both military and commercial High-Throughput Satellite (“HTS”) systems.

RSCC Completes Relocation of the Express-AM33 satellite from the Eastern to the Western Hemisphere

Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2021--Specialists of the Operations Department of the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)  have completed the relocation  of the Express-AM33 satellite from the orbital position of 96.5° E to the 11° W slot. The satellite commenced operation on its new orbital slot on August 17, 2021. 

Mission Microwave Continues Support of Tactical Terminal Upgrade Programs

Cypress, CA, August 18, 2021---Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) has received follow-on orders from a government contractor to provide Ku and Ka-band Block Upconverters (BUCs) as components of complex SATCOM transportable terminals in support of the US Army. This third order for the ongoing program is valued at $6 million. At the completion of this third tranche of BUCs, the program will be roughly one-third complete.

WTA Announces the Finalists for the 2021 Teleport Awards

New York City, NY, August 17, 2021– The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the finalists for its 2021 Teleport Awards for Excellence. From this group of finalists, WTA will name the winners at the 26th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence Ceremony and Reception on September 8 during the SATELLITE conference in Washington, DC.

ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom Deliver Remote Cellular Backhaul Network Installation to Connect Communities across the DRC

Herndon, Va., August 17, 2021–Teams from ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom have achieved the successful remote installation and commissioning of two Newtec Dialog® hubs to power cellular backhaul services for mobile network operator, Vodacom, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The new hubs enabled Vodacom to migrate its VSAT-based 2G network to 3G across 150 Base Tranceiver Station (BTS) sites with the Base Station Controller located in Kinshasa. The new deployment replaces traditional SCPC links and increases efficiency in facilitating 3G data traffic.

AVEALTO to Begin Customer Acquisition For Wireless Infrastructure Services via HAPS Platform

London, UK, August 17, 2021-- AVEALTO Ltd., a UK-based compan formed to design, build and operate a fleet of High Altitude Platform (HAP) vehicles which can transparently replace point-to-point satellite services at a lower cost, with higher quality service has began customer acquistion activities.  AVEALTO  announce that it will open discussions with potential early customers at the SATELLITE 2021 event in Washington D.C. from September 7-10  and also at the GSMA Conference in Los Angeles from October 26–28.

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded US$ 3.6 Million in Contracts for Military X-band SSPAs

Melville, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2021--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, it was awarded multiple contracts aggregating $3.6 million from a U.S. system integrator for X-band SSPAs and BUCs for transportable satellite communication terminals.