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Satellite Data Acquisition in the Blink of an Eye

Washington, D.C., May 3, 2019--Humans are using space to improve life on earth. Climate change monitoring, natural crisis mitigation, food production and natural resource management, security and disaster management, transportation are just some of the examples where space data improves our everyday life. Reliable and timely space data is a priority. New sophisticated optical and radar payloads and new satellite constellation with frequent revisits are putting pressure on the satellite ground segment performance. More and more data are coming from the above from both traditional and NewSpace constellations. Therefore, there is a need reliable, powerful and scalable data acquisition solutions on the ground to make space applications efficient.

Telenor Satellite to Triple Vessel VSAT Throughput with Newtec Dialog Platform

Oslo, Norway, May 2, 2019 — Telenor Satellite aims to satisfy rising demand from its customers for higher throughput maritime services on its THOR 7 Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with a new collaboration with Newtec on its Newtec Dialog® platform. Newtec is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications.

Amphinicy Exhibiting at Satellite 2019

Washington D.C., May 2, 2019 — For the second time Amphinicy Technologies will participate as an exhibitor at SATELLITE 2019 which will take place at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. (USA), May 6-9, 2019.

Comtech Xicom Launches New High Power, High Efficiency and Very-Low Leakage X-band SSPAs and BUCs

Santa Clara, Calif., May 2, 2019 — Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMTL) Commercial Solutions segment, announced today a new series of industry-leading X-band solid-state power amplifiers and block upconverters.

Mission Microwave Books Orders Totaling Over $12 Million in the First Quarter of 2019

Santa Fe Springs, CA, May 2, 2019 — Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) has received orders from multiple government contractors to provide X, Ku and Ka-Band Block Upconverters as components of complex SATCOM terminals in support of the Warfighter. The combined value of these orders was over US$ 12 million in the first quarter of 2019.

 

Comtech Xicom Announces World’s First 650-Watt Ka-Band SATCOM HTS Gateway Uplink Power Amplifiers

Santa Clara, Calif., May 1, 2019 — Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s (NASDAQ:CMTL) Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, announced today a new 650-Watt Ka-Band amplifier for High-Throughput Satellite gateway service.

 

Hispasat and hiSky to Offer IoT and MSS in Mexico Through Small Portable Terminals

Madrid, Spain, May 1, 2019 — Spanish satellite telecommunications operator Hispasat has completed the successful installation of a hub at its gateway in Ixtlahuaca del Rayón (Mexico) to manage the Smartellites, hiSky terminals that offer MSS (Mobile-satellite services) and IoT solutions through Amazonas 5 satellite Ka band, which covers 79% of Mexican population. Both companies signed an Agreement in 2017 to jointly commercialize this solution in Spain, Portugal, Latin America and North Africa.

UHP Networks Announces Solutions for High-Speed On-The-Move Connectivity

Montreal, Canada, April 29, 2019 — UHP Networks has announced the availability of enhanced solutions for High-Speed Communications On-The-Move (COTM) of their award-winning VSAT product which will be demonstrated at the upcoming Satellite 2019 show in Washington, DC. These solutions comprise several key features, such as seamless switchover of mobile VSAT terminals between satellite beams, load balancing across the beams and ultra-high throughput to match the state-of-the-art High Throughput Satellites (HTS).

Hispamar Starts Operating from its New Teleport and Satellite Control Center in Serviente

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 25, 2019 — Hispamar, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish satellite-based communications operator Hispasat, has unveiled its new teleport and satellite control centre in Serviente (Rio de Janeiro).

Comtech EF Data Expands Heights Networking Platform Product Line with New Low-Cost H-Pico Heights Remote Gateway

Tempe, Ariz., Apr. 25, 2019 — Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary within Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMTL) Commercial Solutions segment, announced today that it expanded its Heights Networking Platform product line to add a new low-cost, high-performance remote gateway, the H-Pico Heights Remote Gateway (“H-Pico”). The H-Pico will address CAPEX-sensitive end users while retaining Comtech EF Data’s position as the high-performance Very Small Aperture Terminals solution.