The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and an international service provider Hunter Communications have put in place communication channels to monitor the earth's seismic activity. High-precision seismometers are installed in a number of regions of Yakutia, transmitting data via the Express-AM5 communications and broadcasting satellite located in geostationary orbit at 140° E.

HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator of the Red Eléctrica Group, will offer satellite connectivity to the organisation and runners in the Montaña Palentina V Ultra Trail, which will bring together more than 700 athletes this weekend in the town of Camporredondo de Alba. This gruelling competition consists of four different events to be held on Saturday -Ultra, Marathon, Trail and Young Trail- and the Spanish Vertical Race Championship, which will take place on Sunday.

By 2021 the company has been updating the LEO option, in order to be a flexible solution and pioneer in these new constellations. Beam Budget enables the user to manage a LEO network seamlessly, by calculating several dynamic links simultaneously in real-time, as well as selecting a period to obtain the necessary metrics, to ensure a reliable infrastructure.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the winners of the 26th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive reception at SATELLITE 2021. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.

The 2021 recipients are:

ABS, a global satellite operator, in partnership with iSAT Africa, a leading satellite solution provider, announced the launch of managed data services on ABS-3A satellite. It will be operating on the ST Engineering iDirect Newtec Dialog^® platform for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Terrasat Communications, a leader in Radio Frequency (RF) solutions for satellite communication systems, announced that is has receive two contract awards valued at US$ 21 million.  The first award for an High Throughput Satellite (HTS) provider will replace aging TWTA amplifiers with Terrasat’s new high-powered phase combined IBUC’s Intelligent Block Up Converters (IBUC’s).

An up and coming  company is leveraging the  transformative technology of High Altitude Platforms  (HAP) to bridge the digital divide and provide broadband services for various vertical market applications   at a shorter time-to-market deployment and lower costs. AVEALTO Ltd., a UK-based company formed to design, build and operate a fleet of HAP vehicles which can transparently replace point-to-point satellite services at a lower cost, with higher quality service has began customer acquisition activities.  

AXESS Networks (AXESS) a global provider of encompassing connectivity solutions via satellite has been chosen by ARAB Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) to provide connectivity and teleport services on Appendix 30BC-Band space segment on-board its ARABSAT-5A Satellite at an orbital location of 30.5°E with coverage footprint across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

-Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, it was awarded multiple contracts aggregating $3.6 million from a U.S. system integrator for X-band SSPAs and BUCs for transportable satellite communication terminals.

Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) continues to receive new and follow-on orders for its 200 watt Titan BUCs for use in a variety of satellite constellations. Mission Microwave’s terminal integrator customers have been deploying the Ka-Band Titan BUC in volume since 2017. Titan Ka-band BUC orders placed and scheduled for delivery in 2021 exceed US$ 8 million.