ST Engineering iDirect, and Athens, Greece-based satellite operator Hellas Sat, have successfully validated hybrid 5G backhauling use cases over satellite. Showcasing a completely seamless transition between terrestrial and satellite-based networks, the demonstration not only confirms the critical role that satellite will play in the 5G ecosystem through its capability to broaden coverage to hard-to-reach areas, but further reinforces its cellular backhaul capabilities across Hellas Sat’s satellite coverage.

WORK Microwave will demonstrate its latest space technology solutions at Space Tech Expo Europe 2021 to be held in Bremen, Germany from November 16-18, 2021. Benefiting from more than 35 years of experience in satellite ground-segment equipment, WORK Microwave's solutions are deployed in real-world missions with LEO and MEO constellations, as well as optical down-to-Earth links. Key highlights at the show will include WORK Microwave's new optical receiver and detector.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that Kacific, a leading satellite broadband operator in Asia Pacific, has successfully deployed its pioneering Mx-DMA^® MRC (Multi Resolution Coding) technology in conjunction with its first Ka-band satellite, Kacific1, to provide high-speed, low-cost, ultra-reliable broadband to rural and suburban areas of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

Dubai, UAE, October 28, 2021--At the CABSAT 2021 show in Dubai, UAE, ND Satcom's Head of Business Development for Government and Broadcast Michael Hueken demonstrates the key features of their new MFT 1500 Flyaway Terminal for military applications. Click here to view the video.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has collaborated with technology provider XipLink to implement a security feature required for 4G backhaul services. The feature will support IP security (IPsec) encryption with CMPv2 digital certificate management, building upon the existing high levels of security already offered by ST Engineering iDirect whilst maintaining satellite traffic optimization and acceleration. The new functionality has been tested and certified by satellite operator Turksat.

SpaceBridge Inc., a privately held Canadian corporation and manufacturer of High Throughput Satellite – HTS/VHTS Broadband VSAT Satellite Network Platforms, Terminals and network solutions, is proud to announce the successful delivery of an HTS Multiple Spot Beam (MSB) Ka Band Broadband VSAT Network to Space Communication Technologies – “SCT”. Close to 2000 locations were connected by SpaceBridge infrastructure to support the network which provides a multi-service internet connectivity over SpaceBridge award winning WaveSwitch™ multi-waveform platform.

Integrays and Capanet Communications sign a distribution agreement for enabling their customers to have a complete suite of SaaS technologies. The partnership’s primary goal is to offer the customer suitable technologies to enable complete network automation, from the design through BeamBudget, Orchestration by the Capanet Ops Suite (powered by G&S SatCom), deployment with Satmotion, maintenance with Alusat, monitoring with Controlsat, and interference mitigation with Vectorsat.

SpaceBridge Inc., a manufacturer of High Throughput Satellite (HTS)/VHTS Broadband VSAT Satellite Network Platforms, and Xiplink, the leading provider of Radio Access Network (RAN) Optimization and Acceleration today jointly announced a technology partnership. XipLink will be integrating their 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G RAN and L2/VLAN optimization software into SpaceBridge’s U7780 and U7800 Professional Satellite modems to provide high efficiency bandwidth on demand (BOD), which enables exceptional user experience and bandwidth savings.

The Red Eléctrica Group, through HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications operator, Red Eléctrica de España, the electrical system operator and transporter, and Elewit, the Group’s technological platform, has carried out a pilot project on the Red Eléctrica's substation in Galapagar (Madrid) to demonstrate the viability of the use of high-voltage electrical infrastructure to provide satellite connectivity that extends cellular and broadband coverage in rural and remote environments that the power lines run through.

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