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GAUSSIN Enters China, the Largest Truck Market in the World

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

William Lee, President of GAUSSIN Asia-Pacific, will be the General Manager of the new entity and Christophe Gaussin, CEO of GAUSSIN, will serve as the legal representative.

Key Points: 
  • William Lee, President of GAUSSIN Asia-Pacific, will be the General Manager of the new entity and Christophe Gaussin, CEO of GAUSSIN, will serve as the legal representative.
  • As China is the biggest truck market in the world, our ambition is to become a key player in the green mobility ecosystem there.
  • William Lee, President of GAUSSIN Asia-Pacific and General Manager of GAUSSIN China, said:
    China has committed to achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 during COP26 in Glasgow.
  • A promising market for GAUSSIN, with ambitious environmental objectives
    With annual heavy duty truck sales of about 1.5 million, the country is the biggest truck market in the world.

GA-ASI Selects Two Companies to Support MQ-9B Development as Part of Blue Magic Belgium

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

The companies were selected from a field of 18 companies that presented their ideas and capabilities to a panel of GA-ASI technical experts during Blue Magic Belgium 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The companies were selected from a field of 18 companies that presented their ideas and capabilities to a panel of GA-ASI technical experts during Blue Magic Belgium 2021.
  • "We were impressed by the many talented companies that participated in Blue Magic Belgium," said GA-ASI Vice President of Engineering Dee Wilson, who led the GA-ASI panel.
  • Both companies bring unique products and capabilities that are important to our ongoing and future RPA development activities."
  • Other companies include AeroSimulators Group, AIRobot, Hexagon's Geospatial division and ScioTeq, SABCA, Thales Belgium, ST Engineering and DronePort.

CDB Aviation Advances A330 P2F Strategy with New Conversion Order and Freighter Introduction in China

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Advancing its already leading position in the A330 P2F conversion segment, CDB Aviation committed to an additional twelve conversions with EFW, expanding its A330 P2F fleet to fourteen aircraft.

Key Points: 
  • Advancing its already leading position in the A330 P2F conversion segment, CDB Aviation committed to an additional twelve conversions with EFW, expanding its A330 P2F fleet to fourteen aircraft.
  • CDB Aviation was one of the first lessors to secure conversion commitments for the A330 P2F, contracting two initial conversions with EFW in November 2020.
  • The A330 P2F continues to gain traction as the preferred next-generation type in the fast-growing Medium Widebody Freighter space.
  • The A330 P2F program is proving highly popular, and we now have over eighty aircraft on order.

Consolidation with the Digital Interface Standards Working Group (DIS) Brings Seven New Members to the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI)

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

We are extremely pleased to welcome our new members to DIFI, commented Stuart Daughtridge, Chairman of DIFI and SVP for Advanced Technologies at Kratos.

Key Points: 
  • We are extremely pleased to welcome our new members to DIFI, commented Stuart Daughtridge, Chairman of DIFI and SVP for Advanced Technologies at Kratos.
  • DIFI members are working to support innovation and the digital transformation of space, satellite and related network technologies through the development of industry interoperability standards.
  • The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) is an independent, international group of companies, organizations and government agencies that have an interest in the interoperability of networks and ground systems supporting space-based operations.
  • To learn more about DIFI Consortium and to view the complete list of current members, visit www.dificonsortium.org .

iDirect Government Military Veteran Employees To Be Featured on ‘Military Makeover: Operation Career’ Airing on Lifetime TV

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iDirectGovernment (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, todayannounced that its military veteran employees will be featured on Military Makeovers Special Edition: Operation Career airing on Lifetime TV.

Key Points: 
  • HERNDON, Va., Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iDirectGovernment (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, todayannounced that its military veteran employees will be featured on Military Makeovers Special Edition: Operation Career airing on Lifetime TV.
  • We are proud of our military veteran employees, said Ratigan.
  • Their real-world experiences bring fundamental insights to our solutions which contribute directly to our engineering of MILSATCOM products.
  • iDirectGovs military veteran employees featured on the TV program include: LTC (Ret.)

Satellite Operators join to shape the communications ecosystem of the future through the transformation of the EMEA Satellite Operators’ Association to the Global Satellite Operators’ Association

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Chief Executives of the worlds leading satellite operators announced today in Paris on the occasion of World Satellite Business Week 2021 that ESOA, the EMEA Satellite Operators Association, is expanding to include satellite operators from all world regions and will change its name to GSOA, the Global Satellite Operators Association.

Key Points: 
  • Chief Executives of the worlds leading satellite operators announced today in Paris on the occasion of World Satellite Business Week 2021 that ESOA, the EMEA Satellite Operators Association, is expanding to include satellite operators from all world regions and will change its name to GSOA, the Global Satellite Operators Association.
  • They also announced that seven new members Amazon, APT, ARSAT, Intersputnik, Lockheed Martin, Omnispace and Star One had already agreed to join GSOA.
  • GSOA will remain the only CEO-driven satellite industry association.
  • Through GSOA, the satellite sector will now be able to drive such global activities leveraging a global operator base.

Comtech Urges Stockholders to Vote Today on the BLUE Proxy Card for All of Comtech’s Nominees

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Monday, December 13, 2021

The full text of the letter follows:

Key Points: 
  • The full text of the letter follows:
    We are rapidly approaching the December 17 Annual Meeting and your vote is extremely important to Comtechs future.
  • We urge you to support your Board by using the enclosed BLUE proxy card to vote today FOR Comtechs two highly qualified director nominees, Judy Chambers and Larry Waldman.
  • To ensure your shares are represented, please follow the easy instructions on the enclosed BLUE proxy card to vote by telephone, by internet, or by signing, dating and returning the BLUE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
  • If you received this letter by email, you may also vote by pressing the BLUE VOTE NOW button in the accompanying email.

USD 5.59 Billion Growth in Satellite Ground Station Equipment Market from 2019 to 2024 | Technavio

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

According to the recent market study by Technavio, the Satellite Ground Station Equipment MarketShare in Communication Equipment Industry is expected to increase by USD5.59 billion from 2019 to 2024, with an accelerated CAGR of 7%.

Key Points: 
  • According to the recent market study by Technavio, the Satellite Ground Station Equipment MarketShare in Communication Equipment Industry is expected to increase by USD5.59 billion from 2019 to 2024, with an accelerated CAGR of 7%.
  • The satellite ground station equipment market is fragmented and the vendors are deployingorganic and inorganic growth strategiesto compete in the market.
  • The increasing HTS launches increase the adoption of ground station equipment as well as the replacement of ground station equipment, thereby driving the market.
  • Satellite Ground Station Equipment Market Trend:
    Emergence of mobile ground stations:
    The ground station is designed to track, communicate, and process the data received from the satellites.

HTS Growth Pushes VSAT & Broadband Satellite Market to Require 15 Tbps of Capacity by 2030

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs newly released VSAT and Broadband Satellite Market, 20 th Edition (VBSM20) finds HTS, a major market growth factor, moving the segment from 800 Gbps in 2020 demand to 15 Tbps in 2030.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs newly released VSAT and Broadband Satellite Market, 20 th Edition (VBSM20) finds HTS, a major market growth factor, moving the segment from 800 Gbps in 2020 demand to 15 Tbps in 2030.
  • These basic components lay the groundwork for a strong VSAT market in the long-term, though near-term challenges do continue to slow market the growth pace, with mixed trends visible across applications and regions, adds Prasad .
  • Capacity supply constraints also slow overall growth in the segment as the industry awaits upcoming capacity in LEO and GEO to capture opportunity.
  • NSRs VSAT and Broadband Satellite Market, 20 th Edition isthe longest-running industry analysis of the fixed broadband satellite sector.

ST Engineering's Corporate Venture Capital Unit Invests in hiSky, a Satellite Voice, Data and IoT Solutions Provider

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

The investment in hiSky enables ST Engineering's satellite communications business, ST Engineering iDirect, to leverage the former's cost-effective and easy-to-install IoT network.

Key Points: 
  • The investment in hiSky enables ST Engineering's satellite communications business, ST Engineering iDirect, to leverage the former's cost-effective and easy-to-install IoT network.
  • hiSky has created its own low-cost and easy to install Smartellite satellite terminals that can transmit and receive IoT/Machine-to-Machine data.
  • This eliminates the need to build an IoT infrastructure from scratch, which significantly reduces the cost of market entry.
  • Therefore, enabling our customers' growth with an effective IoT solution is key to our strategy," said Low Ka Hoe, President, Satellite Communications at ST Engineering.