Products/Services

Paris, France, April 2, 2016 — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has expanded its media management and playout capabilities with the addition of a Video on Demand (VOD) logistics service. This eases the pressure on content providers by removing all VOD delivery and preparation complexity while increasing content reach and profitability.

Montreal, Canada, March 18, 2016 –  Advantech Wireless, a global leader in satellite broadband communications solutions, today announced the release of the new 2500-G Series 50W Ku-Band GaN (Gallium Nitride) based Airborne Grade SSPB/BUC designed to meet stringent commercial airborne requirements and specifications. The new Airborne Grade Ku-Band GaN based SSPBs/BUCs provide high power density in a compact size and are suitable for use in the rapidly growing market for in-flight connectivity and satellite mobility services.

Tempe, Ariz., March 15, 2016-- C Comtech EF Data Corp., received a US$ 3.1 million contract award extension for additional Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP) production terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).

Ottawa, Canada, March 8, 2016-C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI) the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has received type approval for its iNetVu® Ka-1202G antenna system from Avanti Communications (AVN:LSE).  Avanti is a London (United Kingdom) based provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

National Harbor, MD, March 8, 2016 – NovelSat has partnered with XipLink, the technology leader in wireless link optimization, to add XipLink’s software into all NovelSat satellite modems. The combination of NovelSat hardware and XipLink’s wireless link optimization technology offers satellite communications customers significantly higher data throughput while simultaneously providing a better user experience.

Washington D.C., March 8, 2016 – Building on its long history of revolutionizing the task of monitoring and managing systems in complex mission-critical environments, Crystal announces its latest version of Crystal Control, Citrine v7.5.

Immenstaad,Germany, March 7, 2016--Lately Cellular Backhaul is one of the hottest topics in the satellite industry. Every satellite equipment supplier has a solution addressing this vertical in some way; it’s an ongoing race of generating innovative and eye catching slogans to stimulate interest from the Mobile Network Operators. At the end of the day however, satellite communications is the last choice of a Mobile Operator to backhaul its traffic from a BTS, 3G or LTE site.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 7, 2016- ABS announced it has been granted landing rights from the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) in December 2015 to operate its first satellite in Brazil, the new revolutionary ABS-3A satellite on both C and Ku-bands. ABS-3A is the first commercial all-electrical propulsion satellite in the industry and entered into operation in August 2015.  The satellite is available to serve a wide range of verticals in Brazil, including mobile backhaul, rural broadband, video, Oil & Gas, and mobility applications.

Santa Clara, Calif., March 3, 2016--Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., the technology leader in high-power amplifier products for satellite communications (SATCOM) uplink applications, announces completion of the initial installation and full operation of its new family of very high power SuperCool^TM traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs).

Asheville, N.C., March 2, 2016–AvL Technologies has completed the construction of its new far field antenna test range near its headquarters in Asheville, NC.  The new 1,600 foot range is now operational and AvL is using it to test a new 2.5M high-wind antenna system.