Forsway, a Swedish provider of innovative, cost-efficient solutions and equipment for enabling satellite broadband connectivity in underserved regions, today announced that Board member Bengt Jonsson has been appointed as the technology company’s Chairman. Bengt joined the Forsway Board of Directors in January 2021, and takes over from Mats Andersson, who served as Chairman from May 2014 – May 2023. Andersson continues to support Forsway as a member of the Board.

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) and E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable

On 1 June 2023 Intersputnik, in partnership with Satellite Market & Research, organised the international conference NatSatTel-2023 “Key Trends and Opportunities in the Global Satellite Industry”. Over 150 delegates from 44 countries across various regions, including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, North and South Americas, Central Asia, and Europe, have attended the online event. NatSatTel-2023 has gained attention from a wide range of private companies, corporations and government organisations.

SES announces today that Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will be stepping down at the end of June 2023 to pursue other professional and personal endeavours. The search for a successor is underway and Ruy Pinto, currently Chief Technology Officer of SES, will assume the role of CEO until a permanent successor is announced.

Quantum Space, a leader in enabling space transportation and infrastructure in geostationary orbit (GEO) and cislunar space, today announced industry veteran and current Chief Operating Officer, Kerry Wisnosky, has been named president and CEO of the company.

At Satellite Asia 2023 held in Singapore, Satellite Executive Briefing caught up with mobile operator Thuraya's  Vice-President for Asia, Phoebe Wang, who expounded on Thuraya's presence in the Asia-Pacific   market and the latest developments on their company.  Excerpts of the interview follows:

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) today announced its third quarter fiscal 2023 financial results and updated its fourth quarter fiscal 2023 financial targets in a letter to shareholders which is now posted to the Investor Relations section of Comtech’s website.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, is unveiling a significant upgrade to its Mx-DMA® MRC return technology. The award-winning waveform can now support 300 Mbps on a single return channel, achieving over 1 Gbps of throughput when combined with 800 Mbps DVB-S2X on the outbound in VSAT mode.
 

INTEGRASYS has successfully completed the MOBISAT project, carried out under the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Core Competitiveness programme with the support of the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI) in Spain. MOBISAT represents the first Ground Segment software to enable the first fully automated commissioning of SATCOM On-the-Move/SATCOM On-the-Pause (SOTM/SOTP) mechanically steerable antennas.