Astrium, announced the launch of Astrium Services’ next generation SKYWAN 5G satcom modem. With this new modem Astrium brings simplicity to satellite communications.

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems announced today the release of the new High Power 500W Ka-Band, MentorTM Class of Solid State Power Amplifiers. 

ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd., a provider of elite mission‐critical connectivity solutions for satellite communications, tracking and telemetry, and communications management systems, today announced it will be showcasing and holding live demonstrations of its newOceanTRx™maritime stabilized VSAT product line at OilComm 2013, booth #721.

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems announced today that it has successfully completed the deployment of a turnkey solution including its high power SapphireBluTM Series of UltraLinearTM GaN technology based SSPAs for a major military customer in Latin America. 

TrustComm Inc. and Thuraya Telecommunications Company today introduced Starlight, a new end-to-end U.S.-managed implementation of mobile satellite services (MSS) delivered via Thuraya satellites. 

Starlight is designed to deliver high-quality IP and voice communications for end users who require resilient and assured communications.  With Starlight, the full lifecycle of Thuraya’s suite of services is managed by a U.S. company, satisfying the requirements of customers in the maritime, land, energy and enterprise markets.

AvL Technologies will launch a new 1.2M Ku-Band Low-Stow Mobile VSAT Vehicle-Mount Antenna at OilComm 2013.  The antenna features a new proprietary structural carbon fiber reflector, zero-backlash AvL Cable Drive, embedded auto-acquisition AvL AAQ controller, and level sensors for automatic vehicle tilt compensation and cross-pol alignment.

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator, has been named winner of the Innovation Award at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent 2013 Awards.

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems is pleased to announce the release of its new S6920 Ruggedized SCPC/RCS VSAT Terminal.  

Thuraya Telecommunications Company and RedPort Global, a leader in data and throughput optimization services, today announced the successful certification of the RedPort Optimizer satellite Wi-Fi router and the RedPort XGate satellite email and data service software.

Fashion One, the international television network for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, has selected Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to provide broadcast services. This exciting SD channel launched its demo broadcast services to Asia and Europe via the ABS-1 satellite C-band and Ku-band video platforms.