Products/Services

Madrid, Spain, February 11, 2016--Satellite operator HISPASAT, Fundación Estudiantes and AMEB (Spina Bifida Association of Madrid) have joined forces to create a school for wheelchair basketball. With it, they will facilitate disabled youth’s participation in wheelchair basketball and foster their integration, supporting the development of their techniques and their psychomotor skills, as well as their abilities in social and educational environments. 

St. Gregoire, France, Feb. 11, 2016 — AVIWEST, a  provider of video contribution systems, today announced that Globecast, a leading provider of global content delivery services for broadcasters and content creators, has deployed AVIWEST's DMNG StreamHub receiver, decoder, and distribution platform at its Paris hub. Utilizing the digital, mobile ENG application, common customers of Globecast and AVIWEST now have an enhanced and effective way of sharing high-quality live HD video content with other broadcasters around the world.

Montreal, Canada, February 10, 2016 – Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite (HTS) broadband communications solutions, today announced a new, significant advance in solid state power amplifier (SSPA) technology with the release of its SapphireBlu^TM Solid State Power Amplifier/Power Block (SSPA/SSPB), based on second generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. 

Friedrichshafen, Germany, February 1, 2016--Frequentis and ND SatCom announce their cooperation for IP-based ATM-grade voice com­munication over satellite networks. Both companies commit to expanding their partnership to deliver highest voice quality through to dynamic delay compensation. As a result, a high availability solution will serve all future customers in compliance to the standards of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2016--Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced that Space-X has scheduled the launch of the AMOS-6 satellite for May 2016. AMOS-6, to be co-located with AMOS-2 and AMOS-3 at the 4°W prime orbital position, will provide services to Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Its Ka-band beams have been selected by Facebook to be the satellite backbone of its initiative to bring broadband Internet to Sub Sahara Africa with Eutelsat.

Bermuda, January 28, 2016–ABS and Bluesky Pacific Group (Bluesky) have signed a multi-transponder contract on ABS-6. The multi-year capacity deal will offer expanded satellite connectivity services across the Samoan islands and the Pacific.

Moscow, Russia, January 19, 2016 — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has been chosen by Russian broadcaster Channel One to help them reach the European market (via HotBird) and Asia (via AsiaSat 5), extending its reach to new audiences. Globecast is providing dual illumination on HotBird with an MPEG-4 channel in addition to the existing MPEG-2 service it provides for the broadcaster.

Bermuda, January 18, 2016 – ABS announced today at PTC 2016 that FSM Telecommunications Corporation (FSMTC) has extended its partnership with ABS for the ABS-6 satellite.   FSMTC has contracted additional capacity to provide connectivity to its neighbouring islands in the Micronesia states.   The contract follows shortly after the initial agreement in July 2015.

Montreal, CANADA, January 13, 2016–Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite (HTS) broadband communications solutions, today released a lightweight, more powerful Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology-based Block Upconverter (BUC) that is perfectly suited for SATCOM manpack defense and security deployments.

Pasadena, Calif., January 4, 2016–The SPACECONNECTION, Inc., introduces the most effective, efficient service for broadcasting, streaming and managing live events. The state-of-the-art EventCast Live service takes live event management to a new level.