Products/Services

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, January 9, 2019. Newtec, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, today announced that its Newtec Dialog® VSAT multiservice platform has been selected by broadband satellite operator, Kacific, for its new High Throughput Satellite, Kacific1, to significantly expand its broadband service delivery in underserved areas of South East Asia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The initial contract is for $10million of Newtec Dialog hubs and this is expected to result in further terminal procurements totaling several million in the first years of service.

Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2019 — Comtech EF Data announced today it has received a $1.0 million equipment order from a defense contractor. The equipment will be deployed to support a United States Air Force program.

Montreal, Canada, January 8, 2019--Orbital Data Network (ODN Inc.), a leading Missouri-based telecommunications company, has announced an enhancement of their solutions and services for restoring communication infrastructure to public safety networks, based on the latest VSAT technology from Canadian manufacturer UHP Networks Inc.

Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 20, 2018--Comtech EF Data Corp.announced today that it set a new industry performance record for General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP) acceleration, enabling faster downloads and enhanced Quality of Experience (QoE) in LTE and 5G networks.

Mexico City, Dec. 13, 2018 — HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite-based telecommunications operator, and DISH, the online telecommunications and content distribution services company, have joined forces to offer a new high-quality broadband satellite service to Mexico through ON Internet. The new service will be focused on the residential and corporate market, in order to extend Internet access to broader parts of the country.

Tempe, Ariz., December 6, 2018--Comtech EF Data Corp., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received an additional $9.8 million delivery order against the US$ 59.0 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract previously awarded by the U.S. Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Wichita, Kansas, Dec. 5, 2018 – LP Technologies (LPT), a manufacturer of spectrum analyzers and satellite-based spectrum monitoring software, announced today that a large US direct-to-home provider has signed a 5-year purchase agreement with LP Technologies.  The solution chosen is LPT’s ASM software with the WEB module and the LPT-3000RX4 8 port rack mounted spectrum analyzer.  The initial purchase in mid-September 2018 exceeded one million US dollars.

Ottawa, Canada,  Nov. 20, 2018 — C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), a provider of commercial grade auto-acquire mobile satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has been granted US patent No. 10,014,563 for its invention of a low cost, low power, and low insertion loss tunable phase shifter technology.

Madrid, Spain,  Nov. 20, 2018 — HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, together with Syntelix, a satellite communication services provider specializing in the maritime sector, are partnering to provide satellite communications, free of charge, to the boats of Proactiva Open Arms. Proactiva Open Arms is a non-governmental organization that is helping people on board boats escape the war in the Middle East while trying to reach Europe.

Holzkirchen, Germany, Nov. 15, 2018 — WORK Microwave has announced that it has partnered with the Technical University of Munich, Institute of Astronautics, to conduct a comprehensive field test on DVB-S2X and Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) technologies.