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Pointe-Claire, Québec, Sept. 11, 2018 ― UHP Networks announced today that Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC)/Radio-Canada has commissioned its new UHP VSAT Hub for the broadcasting company's high-speed connectivity for multimedia applications.

Madrid, Spain, September 11, 2018 ― Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator, and Thales Alenia Space announced today that they are jointly working on a flying stratospheric balloon demonstration for 4G/5G telecom applications. The demonstration will test 4G/5G applications direct communications between smartphones and High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) in October 2018 over the South of the Spanish territory.

Los Angeles, Calif. September 7, 2018--A dynamic company based in Los Angeles, California, Mission Microwave Technologies is making waves in the industry with its revolutionary Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA) Block Upconverters (BUCs) to support ground-based, airborne, and space-based applications. Founded in 2014, Mission Microwave in just four years is gaining market share in one of the most competitive segments of the satellite ground equipment market. 

by Yannick Zeller & Tom Beutelspacher

Whether in a cable headend, earth station or teleport, reliable signal transmission and distribution is the backbone of a facility’s successful operation. From signal reception at the satellite dish, to processing and distribution within a facility, and final distribution, signal quality availability must be properly engineered and managed. Redundancies play a key role in order to guarantee maximum reliability and uptime.

Wichita, Kansas, USA and Steisslingen, Germany, September 6, 2018-- LP Technologies Inc. (LPT), a leader in spectrum monitoring hardware and software, and SatService GmbH (SatService), a European satellite integration and ground station product manufacturer, announce their partnership again at IBC to jointly present their latest solutions and top of the line products. SatService is an official distributor of LP Technologies products in Europe, so along with their own systems solutions, they also resell LPT’s affordable spectrum analyzers and signal monitoring/interference detection hardware and software.

Toronto, Canada,  Sept. 5, 2018 – Baylin Technologies is pleased to announce that both Advantech Wireless Technologies and Alga Microwave will present satellite solutions for broadcast applications in Amsterdam at IBC 2018, September 14-18.

Rome, Italy, Sept. 4, 2018—iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, announced today the deployment of Viaccess-Orca’s VO’s Conditional Access System (CAS) in its Rome-based teleport. Viaccess-Orca (VO) provides OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data analytics solutions.

Moscow, Russia, August 29, 2018 — International satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) have signed an $18 million contract to provide broadband connectivity across Russia. Gilat will deliver its’ multiservice platform and user terminals to operate over the new Yamal 601 Ka satellite.

Sao Paolo, Brazil, August 28, 2018 — From today until  next Thursday, HISPAMAR, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish satellite operator HISPASAT, is participating in the SET Expo 2018. Organized by the Brazilian Television Engineering Society, this is the biggest event about contents and technologies for communications media in Latin America and brings together more than 15,000 attendees from different countries to São Paulo to debate and present technological innovations, regulations and new audiovisual products.

Santa Clara, Calif., Aug. 23, 2018  ̶  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received an award of over $20.0 million from a systems integrator for millimeter-wave traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs) to support a new high-speed satellite network. Products will be delivered over the next two fiscal years.