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Market Trends

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Dubai, UAE, May 20, 2024--Looking at recent developments in the satellite market in the Middle East, two words spring to mind: growth and partnerships.  In a white paper “Beyond the Stars,” written for the Sultanate of Oman, Novaspace (formerly Euroconsult)describes the Middle East as a “global hotspot for space activities.”  The space economy in the region has tripled in the last decade to an estimated value of US$ 25 billion in 2023, and is expected to reach US$ 75 billion by 2032. 

MarketBrief report on Innovations in Satellite Services sponsored by iKO Media Group

Featuring:

 Innovations in Satellite Services  by Virgil Labrador

Interview with David TreadwayChairman of the Board, iKO Media Group

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Executive Moves and Views

Petah Tikva, Israel, May 20, 2024 — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a provider of satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that Nicole Robinson has been appointed as President of DataPath.

 

 

Mr.-Hamad-Al-Mannai-Vice-President-Commercial.jpgDubai, UAE,  May 20, 2024--To shed light on the growing market for satellite connectivity solutions in the energy market, Satellite Markets and Research caught up with with Hamad Al-Mannai Vice President-Commercial of Qatar-based satellite operator Es’hailSat. Excerpts of the interview follows:

 

 

Products and Services

Herndon, VA.,  May 22, 2024 - ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, and Arabsat, the leading satellite operator and service provider in the Arab world, are extending their successful multi-year partnership to bring connectivity to new markets in the Middle East, Africa and West/Central Asia.

Holzkirchen, Germany, May 20, 2024--WORK Microwave, one of the leading manufacturers of advanced satellite communications equipment, launched recently its cutting-edge Virtual Ground Station® (VGS). The state-of-the-art VGS architecture is based on a modular design consisting of three functional blocks offering an end-to-end virtualization of ground station infrastructure: conversion of received RF signals in all possible frequency bands into a digitized signal according to DIFI or other digital signal standards, separation of individual digitized channels, and cloud-based wideband signal processing by a virtualized software modem.

Events

Dubai, UAE, May 23, 2024 - Integrate Middle East, the flagship event convening technology leaders and integrated solution buyers across diverse industries, successfully concluded after three eventful days marked by groundbreaking innovation and collaboration. Co-located with CABSAT 2024, the event’s success underscores the growing prominence of the Pro AV technology industry within the MENA region.

Dubai, UAE, May 22, 2024 - CABSAT 2024, the Middle East’s flagship event for content, broadcast, satellite, media, and entertainment sectors, returns for a second day to promote innovative solutions, technologies, and ideas that are fundamentally reshaping the media and entertainment industry.