Products/Services

Advantech Wireless Releases New, Lighter Block Upconverter for SATCOM Manpack Terminals

Montreal, CANADA, January 13, 2016–Advantech Wireless, a global leader for High Throughput Satellite (HTS) broadband communications solutions, today released a lightweight, more powerful Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology-based Block Upconverter (BUC) that is perfectly suited for SATCOM manpack defense and security deployments.

 

The SPACECONNECTION Launches The Next Generation Live Event Management Service

Pasadena, Calif., January 4, 2016–The SPACECONNECTION, Inc., introduces the most effective, efficient service for broadcasting, streaming and managing live events. The state-of-the-art EventCast Live service takes live event management to a new level. 

Globecast Strengthens its Position over Americas with New Platform on AMC-11

Culver City, Calif., December 14,  2015 — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, today announced that it has launched a new satellite platform on the AMC-11 satellite. As a result, prospective and current clients can benefit from the most powerful orbital position in the US for distribution to cable headends. This is evidenced by the fact that the satellite already hosts over 70 major Tier-1 American channels.

Inmarsat Partners with EM Solutions to Develop World’s First MilSatCom/GX Maritime Terminal

London, UK, December 11, 2015--Inmarsat today announced a new partnership with EM Solutions to develop the world’s first combined MilSatCom/Global Xpress (GX) maritime satcom terminal.  The new terminal is scheduled to receive full Inmarsat accreditation during Q2 2016 and will be submitted for Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) certification.

SkyVision Launches Two Broadcast Platforms Over ABS-3A to Deliver SD/HD Content to Customers in Africa

Hertfordshire, UK, November 26, 2015 – SkyVision Global Networks Ltd., a leading global satellite communications service provider, today announced a partnership with ABS, one of the fastest growing global satellite operators in the world, to launch two new video platforms on ABS-3A.  This will provide quality DVB-S and DVB-S2 content, including HD, via satellite across Sub-Saharan Africa, including French speaking Africa and South Africa.

XipLink Successfully Demonstrates 100 Mbps LTE Solution

Montreal, Canada, November 17, 2015– XipLink, the technology leader in wireless link optimization, announced the completion of successful testing with a top tier Asian Cellular Service Provider, delivering accelerated voice, data and video traffic exceeding 90 megabits per second (Mbps) to a remote LTE base station over a satellite connection.

Advantech Wireless completes successful delivery of its new line of Advanced SSPAs for Scientific Applications

Montreal, Canada, November 6, 2015 – Advantech Wireless, a global leader for Satellite and Microwave broadband communications solutions announced today that it had won a major contract for supply of  its new line of Advanced Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for Electron Accelerator Scientific Applications.

ScheduALL to Debut Self-Provisioning Solutions for Multi-Stream Bookings at SATCON 2015

Hollywood, Fla., November 5, 2015--ScheduALL, the leading global provider of intelligent resource scheduling solutions for media, broadcast and transmission businesses since 1989, will demonstrate new customer self-provisioning capabilities for 4K and 8K feeds at the Content and Communications World, featuring SATCON, conference in New York City, November 11-12. Utilizing end-to-end provisioning tools, ScheduALL Portal™ and ScheduALL Connector™, users are now able to provision multi-stream service configurations as Occasional Use (OU) bookings of any duration at any time.

Arabsat Signs Expansion Capacity Agreement with ABS

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 3,  2015--ABS and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) announced that they have signed an expansion capacity agreement on ABS-3A for a multi-transponder, multiyear deal for Ku-band payload.  The additional capacity will be used for different customer networks within the  Middle East and North Africa regions in particular Saudi Arabia. 

Comtech Xicom Wins $1.7 Million Contract for Power Amplifiers in Support of HTS System Growth

Santa Clara, Calif. October 27, 2015-- Comtech Xicom Technology Inc., has received a US$1.7 million contract from a major U.S. system integrator to supply 500-Watt Ka-Band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs) for HTS gateways. These high-power amplifiers will be used to expand existing European infrastructure and add gateway facilities in Africa.