​The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) to be held at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 28 October – 22 November 2019, will address requirements for some of the leading edge technological innovations set to play a pivotal role in tomorrow's digital economy with immense implications for the trillion-dollar telecommunication and ICT industry. It will be preceded by the Radiocommunication Assembly 2019 (RA-19), 21 – 25 October 2019.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that Rich Luhrs has been promoted to President of its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc. (“Comtech Systems”) and that Dick Burt will be retiring after 40 years with the Company. Comtech Systems provides high-performance transmission products including over-the-horizon microwave and troposcatter systems and is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment.

ND SATCOM, the premier supplier of and integrator for innovative satellite communication systems and solutions, announced today the acquisition of TECNA located in Dakar, Senegal. This important strategic move will further enhance outreach and interaction between the company and its customers, partners and the leading communication companies in the West Africa region.TECNA Suarl has been renamed ND SatCom SENEGAL.

The Global Satellite Communication (SATCOM) Equipment market accounted for US$ 22.08 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach US$ 53.79 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period according to new research by Research and Markets.

At the IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewed key executives including Alexander Mueller-Gastell, CEO