Former SES ASTRA CCO Alexander Oudendijk has been named  the new President of  neXat, the world’s first satellite capacity aggregation platform. Oudendijk brings more than 30 years’ experience in the satellite industry, including more than eight years as Chief Commercial Officer at SES ASTRA.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced its intention  to acquire space domain awareness, orbital analysis, space surveillance and tracking start-up, Northern Space and Security (NORSS).

The UK-based startup was founded five years ago by Ralph Dinsley, a Royal Air Force veteran. The company currently provides orbital analyst technical services to the UK Space Agency. It has also won a contract with the UK Ministry of Defense recently for developing a new simulator system for future British military satellites.

Teleport operators iKOMG and STN enter into a strategic partnership that will provide added value to the customers of both companies, allowing the use of both companies’ services and abilities to bring together the optimal solution for the channel or content owners.

The latest update of “Prospects for the Small Satellite Market” was released this week by Euroconsult, forecasting further growth in the global supply and demand of government, commercial and academic satellites weighing up to 500 kg.

The aviation industry is exploring a number of longer-term solutions to meet its commitment for net zero emissions by 2050, including a transition from fossil fuels. However, a new whitepaper by Inmarsat and award-winning aviation journalist Elan Head highlights that the number of practical, immediately-viable options is limited to only two: either simply reduce flying or optimize the efficiency of flight operations.

Speedcast today announced the appointment of Andres Angelani to its Board of Directors. The board addition is part of Speedcast’s continued focus on software-defined network solutions across the energy, enterprise, and commercial and passenger maritime markets it serves.

Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs)has confirmed an eight million dollar order for the continuation of a major upgrade program for a customer supporting a US Government requirement.

2022 marks the 25^th anniversary of the world’s single largest Africa-focused technology and telecommunications event – Africa Tech Festival, including its anchor events AfricaCom and AfricaTech.  Recognising its star power as an event that attracts significant local and international business, the City of Cape Town has come on board as a partner, with the status as Host City for Africa Tech Festival 2022, as part of its Invest Cape Town initiative.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT, is significantly expanding its iDirect Evolution-based satellite network to deliver a plethora of services to enterprises and communities located in rural and ultra-rural areas across Malaysia. MEASAT-3d, launched on June 22, 2022, will provide C, Ku and Ka-band HTS capacity so that users will be able to enjoy high-speed broadband regardless of their location within Malaysia.

Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), today announced the appointment of Jonathan Siegmann as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Siegmann will lead Terran Orbital’s investor relations, M&A, and venture efforts among other development initiatives.