Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator, and Astrium España (EADS CASA Espacio), have unveiled an innovative antenna that will enable the Hispasat AG1 satellite to change coverage in orbit to adapt more efficiently to customers' needs.

Aerospace and defense company e2v has named Stephen Blair, formerly of Spectris, as its chief executive. He will join the company during the first quarter of 2014, with the exact date yet to be finalized according to e2v.

Satellite communications specialist Newtec and US commercial Internet service provider SniperHill have deployed new satellite technology to provide increased throughput and service availability for Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) networks on US and NATO bases in Afghanistan.

Advantech Wireless Inc., a privately-held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of Satellite, RF Equipment and Microwave Systems announced today that it has received an additional contract in excess of $3 million for a major network expansion of a Regional Operator in Latin America.

Globecast announced that it has added Japanese content to its MyGlobeTV platform in the United States. Toei Japan Channel and Fishing Vision have chosen this platform for their launch in the United States market.

MyGlobeTV is a consumer television service available in the United States that brings international and genre-based audiovisual content directly to subscribers via broadband. The fastest growing source of international content in the United States, MyGlobeTV delivers premium programming from around the globe to television or any connected device.

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider and O3b Networks today announced that Huawei and O3b are the first in the world to enable full 3G voice, data and video over satellite. This follows rigorous testing of O3b’s system in the Huawei Interoperability Lab in Shanghai, China.  Furthermore, Huawei’s telepresence, video surveillance, unified communication and datacom solutions are also compatible with O3b’s medium-earth orbit (MEO) satellites based on corresponding test results.

Cobham is unveiling its latest high performance VSAT antenna at Monaco Yacht Show 2013. The Sailor 800 VSAT is a 3-axis stabilised Ku-band antenna system with an 83 cm reflector dish, which provides the same radio performance as competing 1m antennae. Cobham’s new antenna is ideal for yacht installation because it ensures reliable near-global high throughput connectivity for email, web browsing, IP applications, VPN, conference calling etc., in a radome sized to look at home on any luxury vessel.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.,a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that Hughes Network Systems has qualified the new generation iNetVu® Ku 981 antenna system for use with Hughes HN/HX Systems.

The iNetVu® 981 mobile antenna is one of the new generation of auto-pointing antenna terminals which C-COM started manufacturing last year. The Hughes certification will allow the new antenna to be deployed on all networks around the world that use Hughes HN/HX Systems satellite equipment.

At IBC2013, Globecast announced plans to offer IP/MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching) technology using the Globecast Backbone Network (GCBN) in 2014. An international DTM (Dynamic Synchronous Transfer Mode) network that spans five continents with 92,000 km of fiber, the GCBN reaches 32 points of presence around the globe.

Globecast will operate IP/MPLS side by side with DTM technologies to provide its broadcast clients with the widest range of options for content delivery via more traditional linear services as well as non-linear and multi-platform offerings. 

ND SatCom presents a new and innovative plug & play Ka-band satcom terminal at the IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) in Amsterdam. The new terminal, named Ka2Go, is designed for fast and easy transmissions in Ka-band. It is an optimal solution to meet the growing need for new means of content gathering and transmission using Ka-band technology.