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Madrid, Spain,  May 30, 2014--Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT will provide satellite capacity for MEO Ultra HD’s live broadcast in Ultra High Definition (UHD) of the soccer match pitting Portugal against Greece on May 31. This match, in the run up to the World Cup to be held in Brazil this summer, will be sent out live from the national soccer stadium in Lisbon. 

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 27, 2014--New Indonesian prepaid Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite service VIVA+ will deploy Newtec equipment to deliver all of its content, initially consisting of two HD and 35 SD channels.

Ottawa, Canada, May 27, 2014--C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, and ViaSat Inc.have signed an agreement to develop a low profile, Ka-band mobile antenna system for the emerging commercial Ka-band services market. C-COM will manufacture, sell and support this new on-the-move antenna product under ViaSat license.

Hollywood, Fla. , May 22, 2014--ScheduALL, which for twenty-five years has remained at the forefront of resource management software for the media and broadcast industries, will showcase its connectivity platform, ScheduALL Connector™ at CommunicAsia2014. ScheduALL Connector™ enables global trading and selling across the broadcast and transmission industries, and boosts resource and inventory sharing within enterprises.

Russia and Sint-Miklaas, Belgium, May 19 2014--Satellite communications specialist Newtec has been selected by HeliosNet® to power their new B2B and B2C VSAT broadband service over Eastern Russia. The new HeliosNet service will be offered using RSCC’s new Express-AM5 satellite, launched in December 2013.

Madrid, Spain, May 16, 2014-- In collaboration with NEC Colombia, S.A., Spanish satellite communications operator HISPASAT has started to install the first digital kiosks awarded to them in bidding last December 2013 by the Colombian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. The temporary HISPASAT-NEC partnership was granted permission to install, operate and manage 648 digital kiosks in the country, as part of the second phase of the Kioscos Vive Digital Plan.

London, UK, May 13, 2014-- Inmarsat has proposed to ICAO a free global airline tracking service over the Inmarsat network, as part of the anticipated adoption of further aviation safety service measures by the world’s airlines following the loss of flight MH370. This service is being offered to all 11,000 commercial passenger aircraft, which are already equipped with an Inmarsat satellite connection, virtually 100 per cent of the world’s long haul commercial fleet.

Madrid, Spain, May 13, 2014- HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, today announced that is has completed an agreement with Intelsat, the world's lagest satellite operator, to jointly provide satellite services at the 55.5ºW orbital position for the Latin American market.

Montreal, Canada, May 12, 2014 – Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems today announced the release of the new 2300-G Series 60W to 125W Ku-Band GaN Technology Based SSPA/BUC designed to withstand extreme temperature range from -55^oC to +70^oC ( -67F to +158 F).

Madrid, Spain, May 8, 2014- HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite communications operator, and Euskaltel, the telecoms operator in the Basque Country, have signed an agreement to provide broadband Internet access to the entire region.