Melville, NY, October 21, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. was awarded a US$ 2.3 million order for its Advanced VSAT satellite networking platform, including the NetVue™ Integrated Management System and the premium service package,ESS Prime. A systems integrator will deploy the platform to support both fixed and mobile sites in Asia for an end user that requires mission-critical, high throughput bi-directional connectivity.
Madrid, Spain, October 20, 2014--The Spanish satellite telecommunications operator HISPASAT and Intelsat has expanded their collaboration with respect to capabilities at the 55.5ºW orbital position. The agreement, which has allowed both companies to enhance their position in Latin America, has been consolidated for the long term so that the two operators can grow at this orbit position and offer new services, especially DTH services.
Utrecht, the Netherlands, October 16, 2014–The gay-lifestyle television channel OUTtv has chosen satellite operator HISPASAT as the infrastructure provider for distributing its content to top cable networks in Europe. Israeli advanced television services provider, RRMedia, which currently uses HISPASAT satellites to distribute content in both America and Europe for over five years, will uplink the signals.
Los Angeles, Calif., October 16, 2014 —Globecast has been selected to provide content management and playout for brand new equestrian lifestyle channel Ride TV. This is the first new channel to be launched since Globecast’s Media Factory investment in Culver City, benefitting from more flexible and efficient content management and delivery.
Melville, NY, October 8, 2014--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., signed a Purchase Agreement valued at $6.0 million and received multiple orders pursuant to the Agreement totaling approximately $3.7 million from a major domestic OEM to supply solid-state high-power amplifiers. The balance of orders under the agreement are expected to be received over the next fifteen months.
Tempe, Ariz., October 1, 2014--Comtech EF Data has received a US$ 1.6 million order for satellite infrastructure equipment and professional services. The equipment will be utilized by a telecommunications service provider to roll out a new Pan-African satellite-based mobile backhaul and international trunking network. The network hub will be based in the United Arab Emirates, and this first phase of deployment will be to remote sites in Chad and South Sudan.
Jerusalem, Israel – September 30, 2014: SatLink Communications, a global teleport, content management and HD playout services provider, has today announced a new partnership with Pi Telecom, a specialist in the development and marketing of interactive video solutions for Hybrid (DVB+IP), IPTV and OTT networks. Through this partnership, SatLink is expanding into the IP delivery market by bringing the best of TV online through the launch of a new End-to-End (E2E) OTT Cloud-based platform to enable broadcasters and multi-channel TV operators to offer an immediate TV everywhere service to subscribers on all screens whilst simultaneously generating new revenue streams.
Singapore, September 25, 2014 — Globecast today announced that it has been selected by Scripps Networks Interactive to provide distribution, playout, content preparation and select post production services for the company’s portfolio of networks across Asia-Pacific. Scripps Networks owns and operates four channels across the region including Asian Food Channel, Food Network, Travel Channel and HGTV, which will launch at the end of the year.
Jerusalem, Israel – September 24 2014: SatLink Communications, a global teleport, content management and HD playout services provider, has today announced the launch of its new Point of Presence (PoP) in Hong Kong. The new South East Asian based PoP, which accompanies SatLink’s multiple PoP’s in New York , London, Frankfurt and additional worldwide located PoP’s via partners, has been selected to provide both broadcasters and TV operators located in Asia and those looking to expand their reach into the Asian region with high quality, cost effective and reliable fibre connectivity.
Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 23, 2014-- C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI), a leading global provider of mobile, auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has developed a patent pending technology to be used with its next generation in-motion phased array antennas.