Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that WishKnish will become the Company’s second publicly revealed EVOKE technology partner.

ST Engineering iDirect, a leader in global satellite communications, and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced a successful proof of concept (PoC) of converting analog signals to digital signals utilizing Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) 1.1 Standard, developed by the DIFI consortium. The demonstration, held during the Satellite 2023 event in Washington, D.C., lays strong foundations for the goal of interoperability.

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) recently secured multiple multi-million-dollar contracts for its ELEVATE platform to provide commercial and government customers with satellite cellular backhaul as well as telemetry data and video services over Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit constellations.

Under the contracts, Comtech will deliver up to 1,000 ELEVATE terminals this year to customers in six countries. Comtech ELEVATE is a platform designed to support multi-orbit constellations as well as the convergence of communications infrastructures.

XipLink Inc., the technology leader in Wireless Link Optimization, is pleased to announce a new value-add cloud network service that provides intelligent aggregation of Starlink LEO combined with traditional GEO/MEO satellites as well as 4G/5G cellular data links into one single bandwidth pool for remote sites requiring higher capacity and always-on connectivity.

HISPASAT, Redeia's satellite communications operator, will present Wave OTT Plus, its new video-on-demand service for Latin America, during Andina Link 2023, the international telecommunications and convergent technologies trade show, which will take place from March 8 to 9, 2023 at the Convention Center of the Hotel Las Américas in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). 

WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite ground station equipment for commercial and defense applications, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by a major operator of ground station networks to deliver a turn-key Digital Optical Ground station (DOG) for a US government program which requires secure and resilient optical space-to-ground communication via laser link. The ground network operator selected WORK Microwave, as they are a first-of-its-kind provider of turn-key optical ground stations and have proven their expertise at an early-phase optical ground station in Europe. 

Hispasat has launched three new innovation projects aimed at integrating terrestrial and satellite communications in the development of 5G-6G technologies. The objective is to ensure universal deployment of networks of this type so that they are also available in remote or less densely populated areas and even in maritime or aerial environments. It also standardizes the technological development of the satellite. The TRANTOR and 5G-STARDUST projects are funded by Horizon Europe and AROMA 3G is a national initiative.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it is partnering with XipLink, Inc. to enable its market leading network acceleration product, XipOS, as an orchestrated, cloud-native software module running on Kratos’ OpenSpace dynamic satellite ground platform. Widely used across the communications industry, XipOS enhances the user experience by dramatically improving link utilization and network efficiency while reducing latency effects, improving response time by 30% or more.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the finalists for its 2023 Teleport Awards for Excellence.