Advantech Wireless, a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems announced today that it has been awarded a major contract with a Civil Aviation Government entity in Latin America to provide a turnkey solution based on its state-of-the-art mesh VSAT network for Air Traffic Control and airport communication in very remote airports in the Latin American territory.

Comtech Xicom Technology has been awarded a contract for $1.1 million from a major system integrator to supply outdoor mounted, high-power amplifiers (HPAs).

The HPAs will be used in Latin America at a new earth station being built to provide direct-to-home television services. The Comtech Xicom HPAs were selected due to their high output power and overall efficiency, offering high performance at a lower operating cost than other approaches.

ND SatCom today announced that their flagship technology, the SKYWAN 7000 product family, has received the FIPS certification for the SKYWAN Cryptographic Module. The FIPS certification is awarded by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in the USA. The awarded FIPS certificate # 2277 documents that the Cryptographic Module SKYWAN-SE (Security Engine) meets the standards required for use in US governmental and defense applications.

Globecomm announced today that it has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela to aid the mission of the Tanzanian Support Foundation to help small communities become more self-sufficient in education, healthcare, hygiene and clean water.  A total of 14 computers, which were last used for e-welfare support for military operations in Afghanistan, and associated equipment will reach the school in 2015.  The Foundation has also contracted with an organization called Viafrica to provide installation, maintenance and training for teachers and students. 

ND SatCom today announced that their flagship technology, the SKYWAN 7000 product family, has received the FIPS certification for the SKYWAN Cryptographic Module. The FIPS certification is awarded by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in the USA.

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems today announced the release of the New 2.5kW TROPO C-Band Modular GaN based Solid State Power Amplifier.

Comtech EF Data Corp., the market leader in optimized satellite transmission technology, announced today the expansion of its LPOD Block Up Converter product line with the introduction of the new LPOD-R Block Up Converter models. Each LPOD-R consists of a SSPA module with a Monitor/Control Processor, a power supply and a fan assembly. Equipped with temperature compensation, power monitor and power factor corrected supply as standard features, LPOD-R also features data logging and remote monitor and control (M&C) capabilities that are unique to the industry.

RF-Design with a long history and experience in developing, manufacturing and marketing various RF distribution solutions including L-Band switch/routing matrices introduces their next generation L-Band Switch-Matrix system of their FlexLink series, called “FlexLink-K7-Pro”. 

Narda Safety Test Solutions launched a new generation of RF analyzers: NRA RX. These 19” rack mount devices analyze RF signals up to 6 GHz in the frequency and time domains, and exhibit receiver characteristics at the same time, thanks to a new high frequency receiver section. They are therefore ideal for radio monitoring applications. 

Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $3.5 million order for satellite communications ground equipment inOctober 2014. The equipment will be used by one of the largest mobile network operators (MNOs) in Eastern Asia to upgrade and significantly expand its infrastructure, which has grown to over one thousand locations over the past ten years leveraging Comtech EF Data products exclusively.