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Radiowell Forecasts Values of Used Radios to Plummet in 2024

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiowell, America's largest buyer of surplus and used two-way radio equipment , forecasted a correction in used-radio prices in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiowell, America's largest buyer of surplus and used two-way radio equipment , forecasted a correction in used-radio prices in 2024.
  • There will be a flood of unusable equipment in 2024, making it the worst year for values in recent memory.
  • Companies and government agencies seeking solutions for their used radio equipment should complete the Sell Used Radios form to learn how their decommissioned radios can be repurposed for maximum value and environmental impact.
  • Radiowell specializes in asset disposition of used radios .

Comtech Names Satellite and Defense Industry Leader John Ratigan as Chief Corporate Development Officer

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Dec. 6, 2023-- Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of satellite communications (SATCOM) and defense technology industry leader John Ratigan as the company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO).

Key Points: 
  • Dec. 6, 2023-- Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of satellite communications (SATCOM) and defense technology industry leader John Ratigan as the company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO).
  • With differentiated expertise across the global satellite technology sector, Ratigan brings over three decades of leadership experience to his position as Comtech’s CCDO.
  • Prior to joining Comtech, Ratigan served as CEO and President of iDirect Government as well as holding a position as an Executive Committee Member of ST Engineering iDirect.
  • As its first employee, Ratigan established iDirect Government and grew the company to over $100 million in annual revenue.

Worldwide Smartphone Forecast Report 2023-2027 Featuring Alcatel, Apple, Google, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, OnePlus, TCL, Transsion, & ZTE

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Monday, August 14, 2023

DUBLIN, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  The "Worldwide Smartphone Forecast, 2023 - 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  The "Worldwide Smartphone Forecast, 2023 - 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The demand for smartphones in the market continues to remain weak in 2023, leading to limited growth and pull-in demand.
  • It also provides an overview of the market volume and market share in major regions worldwide.
  • Worldwide Mobile Phone Market by Device Type, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Share by Device Type, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market by Region, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Region, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market by Price Point, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Price Point, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market by Operating System, 2021-2027
    Worldwide Smartphone Market Share by Operating System, 2021-2027

Kratos Introduces the Software Replacement for Traditional Satcom Hubs

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Part of Kratos’ OpenSpace® Platform, vStar products are virtual replacements for the traditional hardware-based hubs used in satcom today.

Key Points: 
  • Part of Kratos’ OpenSpace® Platform, vStar products are virtual replacements for the traditional hardware-based hubs used in satcom today.
  • As software, vStar offers dramatic advantages over traditional hubs, including simultaneous support for point-to-point and star topologies, multi-mission operations, dynamic configuration and touchless deployment within cloud and hybrid environments.
  • These hubs are racks of purpose-built hardware devices, such as satcom modulators and demodulators, which must all be physically installed at one or more teleports or ground stations.
  • vStar employs a widely used, more modern framework to perform the functions of a traditional hub—and more—at an enterprise-grade scale without the hub’s limitations.

ST Engineering iDirect equips Bolivian Space Agency's satellite network for future growth with Mx-DMA MRC waveform

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

HERNDON, Va., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced that its longstanding partner, the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE), a public company of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, has upgraded its satellite ground network underscoring its future business strategy. ABE, operator of the Túpac Katari 1 satellite (TKSAT-1), expects the network upgrade to increase its cellular backhaul (CBH) service by at least 500 sites in both Ku and Ka-bands and to support the deployment of additional services, including enterprise and IoT, to increase revenue in line with their strategic ambitions.

Key Points: 
  • The network upgrade will enable ABE to connect even more of the underserved Bolivian population with cost-effective services enabled through the new innovations offered on Dialog.
  • The breakthrough Mx-DMA MRC return technology, in combination with the MDM 3-series and MDM 2-series modems, will provide sought-after cellular backhaul services to two Bolivian Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
  • "In leveraging the Dialog platform and upgrading to our latest release of Mx-DMA, ABE is positioning itself for future growth and success," said Darren Ludington, Regional Vice President, Americas, ST Engineering iDirect.
  • ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government.

ST Engineering iDirect's Leading Evolution® Platform Selected by Multiple Asian MoDs

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global satellite communications leader, ST Engineering iDirect's Evolution® platform is a key technology for Asian defense forces. Utilized for the provision of both fixed and mobile satcom solutions across a variety of mission-critical applications, Evolution is a resilient and secure multi-service platform that encompasses a breadth of versatile modems and solutions.

Key Points: 
  • HERNDON, Va., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global satellite communications leader, ST Engineering iDirect's Evolution platform is a key technology for Asian defense forces.
  • An Asian Ministry of Defence (MoD) deployed multiple Evolutionhubs to increase resiliency and assure high availability of bandwidth for its army, naval forces and paramilitary units.
  • The army also replaced their legacy SCPC/MCPC solution with a DVB-S2X Evolution Multi-Carrier Mesh solution to provide reliable critical communications between their mobile units.
  • "The Evolution platform is the technology of choice for MoDs across the Asia Pacific region.

ST Engineering iDirect's game-changing Mx-DMA MRC technology positions AXESS Networks for cellular backhaul network expansion across Latin America

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

HERNDON, Va., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has delivered its Mx-DMA® MRC technology to global service provider AXESS Networks, enabling the company to further augment its cellular backhaul networks whilst achieving greater efficiencies. The implementation, across Colombia, Peru and Mexico, has been completed at a time when demand for mobile connectivity continues to increase across the region where it serves businesses, organizations and individuals with essential communications.

Key Points: 
  • A longstanding customer of ST Engineering iDirect, AXESS has deployed both the Evolution and Dialog platforms which provide VSAT and 4G services to the Americas and EMEA regions.
  • The initial rollout took place in Colombia, where AXESS migrated its first four MNO networks to Mx-DMA MRC.
  • "The impact that Mx-DMA MRC has had on AXESS' cellular backhaul network is absolutely tangible and is reflected in the end user experience," said Darren Ludington, Regional Vice President, Americas, ST Engineering iDirect.
  • ST Engineering iDirect, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks.

ST Engineering iDirect introduces MCX8000: The Multi-Carrier Satellite Gateway for the Future of Broadcasting

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

HERNDON, Va. and AMSTERDAM, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, will be launching its new MCX8000 multi-carrier satellite gateway at IBC2022 in Amsterdam. The MCX8000 enables broadcasters to cater for every type of broadcast scenario, including high IP encapsulation rates for Over the Top (OTT) applications.

Key Points: 
  • These include direct-to-home broadcasting, where bringing quality content to the largest possible subscriber base with high reliability is key.
  • Visit ST Engineering iDirect at IBC2022, September 9-12, in Hall 1, stand #1.A49 where there will be a live demonstration of the MCX8000.
  • ST Engineering iDirect, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks.
  • ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government.

ST Engineering iDirect and Türksat strengthen strategic partnership with contract for provision of ground systems for Türksat 5B

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

HERNDON, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has today signed a multi-million dollar contract with leading regional satellite operator, Türksat, for the ground systems required to run a variety of services over the Türksat 5B satellite. ST Engineering iDirect will provide multiple Dialog® XIF hubs and 5,000 remotes, enabling Türksat to augment services to various markets including government, enterprise, mobility and cellular backhaul across 30 beams, providing the best connectivity experience from low data rates all the way to very large throughputs of over 1 Gbps for the most demanding applications.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership with ST Engineering iDirect in this expansion is very important for Trksat to provide seamless, cost-effective and flexible services to current and prospective customer needs in a very broad and rapidly improving market.
  • Therefore, we truly appreciate this new contract to strengthen our strategic partnership."
  • "We are thrilled that our technology has once again been selected by Trksat to enable their expanding operations," said Tajani Bouqentar, Vice President, Middle East, ST Engineering iDirect.
  • ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government.

ST Engineering iDirect and MEASAT reaffirm partnership with significant network expansion to power next generation HTS satellite

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

HERNDON, Va., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT, is significantly expanding its iDirect Evolution-based satellite network to deliver a plethora of services to enterprises and communities located in rural and ultra-rural areas across Malaysia. MEASAT-3d, launched on June 22, 2022, will provide C, Ku and Ka-band HTS capacity so that users will be able to enjoy high-speed broadband regardless of their location within Malaysia. The contract was sealed in partnership with Datacom, a regional service integrator and long-term partner of ST Engineering iDirect, that will carry out the upgrade, activation and support of the network.

Key Points: 
  • The contract was sealed in partnership with Datacom, a regional service integrator and long-term partner of ST Engineering iDirect, that will carry out the upgrade, activation and support of the network.
  • The Evolution platform already underpins MEASAT's network which serves thousands of remote sites across Malaysia, making it one of the largest globally deployed networks.
  • "Building on our strong, leading partnership with MEASAT, we look forward to their continued successful rollout of services over this latest addition to the MEASAT fleet," said John Arnold, Regional Vice President, Asia, ST Engineering iDirect.
  • ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government.