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APSCCMonthlye‐Newsletter 1 July2018

APSCCMonthlye‐NewsletterJULY 2018

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INSIDEAPSCCAPSCC2018SatelliteConference&Exhibition2‐4October,Shangri‐LaHotel,Jakarta,Indonesia,http://apsccsat.comTheAPSCCSatelliteConferenceandExhibitionisAsia’smust‐attendexecutiveconferenceforthesatelliteandspaceindustry,wherebusinessleaderscometogethertogainmarketinsight,strikepartnershipsandconclude business deals. The APSCC 2018 Satellite Conference & Exhibition, with the theme#SATECHconnect,willincorporateindustryveteransandnewplayersintotheprogramtoreachouttoabroader audience. Mark your calendar for the APSCC 2018 and expand your business network whilehearing fromabroadrangeof thoughtprovokingpanelsandspeakersrepresentingvisionary ideasandyearsofbusinessexperienceintheindustry.Contact info@apscc.or.krforgeneralinquiriestotheAPSCC2018.APSCC2018YouthDevelopmentWorkshop4October2018,Shangri‐LaHotel,Jakarta,Indonesia,http://apsccsat.com/workshop/The APSCC Youth Development Workshop is a platform for the brightest up‐and‐coming engineeringstudentsintheAsia‐Pacificregiontoconnectwithleadingsatelliteandspaceindustryexpertsandtolearnmoreabouttheopportunitiesinthesatelliteandspacesector.The3rdYouthDevelopmentWorkshopwillbeheldonOctober4atShangri‐LaJakartaHotelforuniversitystudentswhoareinterestedinthesatelliteand space industry. This one day workshop consists of educational sessions including SatelliteCommunications Fundamentals, Satellite CommunicationsRegulation, and Satellite TelecommunicationsMarketOverviewandahands‐onactivity.Dr.SoyeonYi,thefirstandonlyastronautinKoreawillleadtheworkshopastheChair!APSCCWelcomesHISe,Inc.asaNewRegularMemberHISe,Inc.(pronouncedas“his‐ee”)isaWashingtonDC,USAbasedconsultingcompany.HISeservesclientsmainlyfromAsiaPacificRegionandUSAforstrategicadvisoriesandmarketdevelopmentsupportsforthespaceandtelecommunications fields.HISe’sstrengthandexpertisearetoconnectplayersbetweenAsiaand US markets, leveraging rigorous experiences of Eddie Kato, Founder & President of HISe and hispartners.

SATELLITEBUSINESSMyanmarExpandsRelationshipwithIntelsatforNetworkInfrastructureDeploymentJune 1, 2018 ‐ Intelsat announced that the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) ofMyanmar has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate the deployment of the country’swirelesscommunicationsinfrastructureinMyanmar.TheMOTCwillutilizeservicesonIntelsat39,aKu‐and‐C‐bandsatellitewhichisscheduledtoreplaceIntelsat902at62°Eastin2019.Underthenewmulti‐year, multi‐transponder agreement, Intelsat 39 will host both C‐ and Ku‐band satellite services forMyanmarsat‐2whichwillenabletheGovernmentofMyanmartosignificantlyenhanceitsexistingnetworkaswellasthenetworksofothermobileoperators’andmediacompanies.Thiswilladvancetheexpansionof affordable, high‐speed broadband and internet connectivity to government agencies, businesses andcommunitiesthroughoutthecountry.ItwillalsosupportandadvancetheMOTC’sgoalofensuringthat95percentofitspopulationwillhaveaccesstobroadbandconnectivityby2022.


USDoDContractsMEOServicesviaBlanketPurchaseAgreementwithSESGovernmentSolutionsJune4,2018‐SESGovernmentSolutions(SESGS),awhollyownedsubsidiaryofSES,hassignedasingle‐awardBlanketPurchaseAgreement(BPA)withtheU.S.DepartmentofDefense(DoD)forMediumEarthOrbit(MEO)low‐latencyHighThroughputSatellite(HTS)services.ThetotalamountofallordersplacedagainsttheBPAcannotexceedUSD516.7millionoverafive‐yearperiodofperformancefrom1May2018through30April2023.Withthisagreement,U.S.DoDcustomerswillhavetheopportunitytoaccessSES’sindustry‐leadingO3bMEOservicesworldwide.TheBPAscopeofwork includesmanagedservices(HTScapacity and broadband services, gateway services, and monitoring and control services), satelliteterminals,fieldservicerepresentative(FSR)support,trainingandterrestrialbackhaul.NavarinoAnnouncesStrategicPartnershipwithIntelsatJune4,2018‐Navarino,themaritimeindustry’sleadingtechnologycompany,announcedthatitwilladdmaritime connectivity services from Intelsat S.A. to its portfolio of connectivity solutions. Under theagreement,NavarinowillintroduceinnovativeIntelsatsatelliteservicesdeliveredfromtheaward‐winningIntelsatOne Flex platform, a global managed service designed to optimize bandwidth allocations andprovideflexiblecoveragewhereitisneededmost.WiththisservicesettobeintroducedtocustomersinQ32018,NavarinoCEODimitrisTsikopoulosisexpectingahighlevelof interestinthenewpossibilitiesthattheIntelsat/Navarinocollaborationwillbring.IntellianUnveilsNext‐gen85cmKu‐toKa‐bandSatelliteAntennaSystem June 5, 2018 ‐ Intellian unveils its new 85cm Ku‐ to Ka‐band convertible maritime VSAT antenna, thev85NX.Thisnext‐generationv85NXisthelightestandbest‐performing80cm‐classterminalavailablewitha number of key features that make it easier to install, operate and maintain. The brand‐new 85cmantennaisbothsmaller,lighterandhasbetterRFperformance.Itsformfactorgivessmallervesselsaccessto 1‐meter designated networks.With a highly efficient RF design, the performance in the Ku‐band isincreasedabout1.5dBcomparedtoexisting80cmsystems.TheentireNXrangeofantennasfromIntellianwill sharemodular components, whichwill reduce the number of spare parts bymore than 30% andlowerthetotalcostofownershipforthesystems.Also,themodularcomponentdesignimprovesreliabilityandenableseasymaintenance. IntelsatJoinsSmartAfricatoHelpAccelerateAfrica’sDigitalTransformation June5,2018‐IntelsatS.A.has joinedSmartAfricaduringtheTransformAfricaSummitheldinKigali inMay 2018. Established in 2013, Smart Africa is a bold and innovative commitment to acceleratesustainablesocioeconomicdevelopmentonthecontinentandusherAfrica into theknowledgeeconomythroughaffordable access tobroadbandandusageof ICT.TheSmartAfrica Initiative is geared towardsconnecting,innovatingandtransformingthecontinentintoaknowledgeeconomytherebydrivingglobalcompetitiveness and job creation. The initiative also aims at enablingMember States to becomemorecompetitive,agile,openand innovativesmarteconomieswith themost favorablebusinessclimates thatattracts large‐scale investments, rewards entrepreneurship and enables fast growth and exports,leveragingICTinnovationstotransformAfricannationsintosmartsocieties.ComtechEFDataandKeplerCommunicationsCollaboratetoAdvanceRapidlyDeployableSatelliteCommunicationsJune5,2018‐ComtechEFDataandKeplerCommunicationsannouncedcollaborationtoadvancerapidlydeployable,low‐cost,low‐latencycommunicationsviaLowEarthOrbit(LEO)satellitesandgroundstationinfrastructure equipment. Kepler Communication's first Ku‐Band LEO satellite, KIPP, was launched onJanuary19,2018,enablingdataoffloadservicestoremotecommunitiesandmaritimemarkets.KIPPisthefirstinaplannedconstellationofupto140LEOsatellitesthatwillprovidereal‐timeglobalconnectivityby2022. Today, KIPP is taskedwith deliveringKepler's Store‐and‐Forward service for the transmission oflatenttolerabledata.KeplerCommunicationscontractedwithComtechEFData'sAHAProductsGrouptoprovidetheon‐boardsatellitewaveformprocessingtechnologytooperateonitsflexiblesoftwaredefinedsatellite radio payload. Kepler Communications also contracted with Comtech EF Data to provide itsindustry‐leadingCDM‐760AdvancedHigh‐SpeedTrunkingandBroadcastModemtoperformsatellitetogroundtestingandgroundtosatellitedataservices.IsoTropicAchievesExcellentPerformancewithNewiDirectiQ200RemoteJune5,2018‐Alive,over‐the‐airtestofDVB‐S2/S2XconductedbyIsoTropicNetworks,aglobalsolutionsproviderofsatelliteInternetservices,foundthatearlytestsofthenewiDirectiQ200Serieswereableto


outperform competitive products reaching close to 200 Mbps aggregate throughput. With so muchmarket‐hype,IsoTropicdecidedtotesttheperformanceofDVB‐S2/S2Xproductstodeterminetheirreal‐world capabilities to ensure their customers were guaranteed superior services using best‐in‐classtechnology. IsoTropic tested thenew iDirect iQ200Series ina labsettingwithaMODCODof256APSK,achievingclose to200Mbpsaggregate throughput.The IsoTropicteamthenconducted liveover‐the‐air(OTA) tests saturating a 36 MHz transponder, using 32APSK and a 1.2m antenna, having the iQ 200operatedat speedsofover130Mbpswithzeroerrorsorpackets loss. Inboth labandover‐the‐air testscenarios,theiQ200outperformedcompetitors.InmarsatSignsCollaborationAgreementwithHellenicSpaceAgencyJune 6, 2018 ‐ Inmarsat has signed a MoU with the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) to allow greatercollaborationon research andpotential technologydevelopment. TheHSA ismandated by theHellenicRepublic to promote space and technology and foster research activities related to advance scientificengineering within the framework of Greek government policy. The MOU will specifically look atcollaborationonresearchanddevelopmentopportunities inspaceandgroundsegmenttechnologies,aswell as exchangeofdata.Additionally, the twoorganizationswill lookat the roleof satellitewithin theInternet of Things (IoT) and the potential for strategic research studies on future maritime softwaretechnologiesandbroaderspacepolicy.Finally,thereisalsoanopportunityforsecondmentsbetweenthetwoorganizations.NigComSatUpgradesiDirectNetworktoExpandintoGrowingWestAfricaMarketJune 6, 2018 ‐ VT iDirect announced that Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat), a leadingsatellite operator and service provider based inNigeria, has upgraded its iDirect network to the latestEvolution 4.1 software to achieve significant gains in bandwidth efficiency and enhance customerexperience.WiththeupgradeofitsextensiveC‐bandandKu‐bandnetworks,NigComSat,whichmanagesiDirect hubs in Lagos and Abuja, will be able to expand further into keymarkets such as government,defense,maritime,education,enterpriseandcellularbackhaul.Evolution4.1enablesserviceproviderstolaunchDVB‐S2X networks and increase the performance and efficiency of DVB‐S2 networks, unlockingHighThroughputSatellite(HTS)capacitytomaximizethroughputandoffercost‐effectiveservices.Aspartof the second phase of the upgrade to DVB‐S2X, NigComSat will install iDirect’s high‐performanceUniversalLineCardsandIntelligentGateway(iGW)virtualizationapplianceto improvehubdensityandnetworkprocessing.GlobecommAddsIridiumCertustoMaritimeConnectivityPortfolioJune6,2018‐Globecomm,oneoftheleadingprovidersofmaritimeconnectivityservices,hassignedanagreement to become a maritime distribution partner of the new Iridium Certus mobile broadbandsatelliteservice fromIridiumCommunications.TheagreementenablesGlobecommtofurtherextenditsportfolioof satellite,LTEandhybrid connectivity solutionsand integrateall of its value‐addedservices,increasingchoiceforshipownersandoperators.Shapedentirelyarounduserneeds,GlobecommMaritimeprovidesrobustandsecureend‐to‐endsolutionsforenterpriseandcrewcommunications,IoTandM2Mservices. Underpinned by Iridium’s $3 billion investment in the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation,Iridium Certus is currently undergoing live testing, with plans to offer speeds of 352 Kbps on launch,upgradable to 704 Kbps, via small terminals and solid‐state, active‐array antennas. Future throughputspeedswill reach approximately 1.4Mbps and Iridium Certuswill also enablemultiple streaming andsafetyservicesdesignedtoprovidereliableconnectivityintheharshestenvironments.SESAnnounces10ProjectPartnersinQUARTZSatelliteCybersecurityConsortiumJune7,2018‐Tenprojectpartnerscomprisingresearchorganisations,universitiesandleadingindustryrepresentatives have joined the SES‐led consortium to develop the Quantum CryptographyTelecommunicationSystem(QUARTZ),SESannounced.Thenewmembersoftheconsortiumwilldevelopasystemthatwillgenerateencryptionkeysinspace,andsecurelytransmitthosekeystousersonEarthvialaser.Inordertoachievedeliveryofareliable,globallyavailablecybersecuritysystemanddelivernext‐generationencryptionkeystonetworksingeographicallydispersedareas,thenewplatformwillleveragethe unique advantages of satellite, including global reach and unlimited coverage. The development ofQUARTZissupportedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)underarecentlyannouncedagreementwithSES.Intheprojectframework,SESandpartnerswilldefine,designanddevelopasatellite‐basedQuantumKeyDistribution(QKD)systemandservicearchitecture,whichwillincludethefutureserviceandthecoretechnologies,aswellasgroundend‐to‐endtesting.QUARTZapplicationswilladdresstheneedsofusers


such as telecommunication operators, financial organisations, infrastructure providers, institutions andgovernmentalorganisations.U.S.FCCExpandsMarketAccessforSESO3bMEOConstellationJune8,2018‐SEShasbeengranted,bytheU.S.FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC),authorizationtoservetheU.S.marketusingasignificantlyexpandedO3b fleet intheMediumEarthOrbit (MEO).TheFCC grant opens significant additional frequencies to SES for use in its non‐geostationary (NGSO)constellation and enables it to deploy O3b mPOWER satellites into inclined and equatorial orbits,deliveringfullglobalpole‐to‐polecoverage.Atotalof26newO3bsatellitesareauthorized,inadditiontothe16satellitesalreadyoperationaland inorbit.ThegrantallowsSEStoadd4satellites to itsexistingO3bconstellation,whicharescheduledforlaunchnextyear,andprovidestheframeworkforSEStotripleits next‐generation O3b mPOWER fleet by giving U.S. market access for another 22 super‐poweredsatellites,ofwhich7arecurrentlyunderconstructionandscheduledforlaunchstartingin2021. FraunhoferIISDemonstratesDirectIoTConnectivityviaGEOSatelliteJune8,2018‐TheFraunhoferInstituteforIntegratedCircuitsIIShassuccessfullydemonstratedthedirecttransmission of sensor data from multiple transmitters via a geostationary satellite. For the testtransmission, the institute employed portable, ground‐based transmitters equipped with small,omnidirectional C‐band antennas. Fraunhofer IIS developed this particular transmission methodspecificallyforInternetofThingsapplicationsthatusesatellites(SatelliteIoT).Theparticularchallengesassociated with using GEO satellites for IoT applications are, first, the vast distance between thetransmittersandthesatellites(about36,000km)and,second,thatsatellitesinorbittendtousethesamefrequencies. This is why antennas on the groundmust be relatively large, with high amplification andsuitabledirectionalcapabilities,tominimizeinterferencetoneighboringsatellitesandsystems.KTtoBringNextTechRevolutiontoSpaceandNorthKorea June 11, 2018 ‐ KT Corp., South Korea's largest telecommunications company, said that its satellitebusinessoperatorwillgearupeffortstobringthenexttechnologyrevolutiontoouterspaceaswellastheKoreanpeninsula.KTSATemployeesinspectsatelliteantennasattheKumsanSatelliteServiceCenteronJune7.KTSATCo.,Ltd.,Korea'sonlysatelliteserviceprovider,aimstobecometheseventh‐largestsatelliteoperatorintheworldby2025,upfromitscurrent18thrank.Toachievethis,itwillfocusonusinglatest5Gmobile technologies inouter space,applyingquantumcryptography to satellite communication, andprovidingablockchainserviceforsecuredatasharing.AstwoKoreasmovetowardpeacerecently,KTSATexpects to launch its satellite service in North Korea, a potential market for communications andbroadcastingnetworks.KTCorp.hascreatedaspecialtaskforcetosupportinter‐KoreancooperationandexpandexchangesinICTfollowingApril'slandmarksummitbetweenNorthandSouthKorea.SkyandSpaceGlobalSignedaBindingAgreementwithIATASJune12,2018‐SkyandSpaceGlobal(SAS)hassignedabindingMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)with the International Air Traffic Automation Systems (IATAS) to explore expansion and developmentopportunities surrounding the integration of the SAS network across the IATAS platform. This is theCompany’s first agreement within the commercial aviation services sector and serves as a frameworkagreementtocommencediscussionsregardingnewcollaborativecommercialandtechnicalopportunitiesbetweenSASandIATAS.Theseopportunitiesmaybedirectlywithairlinecustomersorinajointventurecapacity. In addition to this, discussions have commenced to secure a binding, definitive agreement forIATAStoincorporatetheSASnetworkintoitsserviceofferingandcommercialiseitsservicesinlinewithSAS’snano‐satellitenetworkinfrastructure.TheIATASplatformsincludereal‐timesolutionsforairtrafficcontrolsurveillance,interactiveairportmappingforpilots,remotetoweroperations,automatedairtrafficcontrolsystems,digitalblack‐boxesandanti‐collisionsoftware.TÜVRheinlandAnnouncesLaunchofitsGlobalIndustrialCybersecurityCenterinKualaLumpurJune 12, 2018 ‐ TÜV Rheinland announces the launch of its global Industrial Cybersecurity Centre ofExcellence(CoE)basedinKualaLumpur,Malaysia.TheCentreofExcellencewilladdressthecybersecurityneeds of its industrial clients such as manufacturing companies, plant operators, energy and utilitycompanies,transportationandtransitsystemoperatorstosecuretheiroperationaltechnologylandscape.Inarapidlyevolvingdigitalizationofmarketsacrossallbusinessesthereisasignificantneedanddemandfor deep Industrial Security skills and expertise that this Centre of Excellencewill continue to developworldwide. Under the Global Centre of Excellence, the first Operational Technology (OT) Security Lab


based inKualaLumpur,MalaysiawillserveastheRegionalHub forshowcasing industrialcybersecuritytechnology,knowledgeandclientconsultations.TheOperationalTechnologySecurityLabwillprovideasafecontrolledenvironmentforclientstoexperiencescenario‐basedsimulationstotestanddemonstrateindustrialsystemsvulnerabilitiesandcybersecuritythreats.ViasatAcquiresHorsebridgeDefenceandSecurityJune13,2018‐Viasat Inc.acquiredHorsebridgeDefenceandSecurity,aUK‐basedcompany focusedondesign,systemintegrationandsupportofdeployablesecurenetworks.ThroughthisacquisitiontheViasatUKgroupgainsdeepermilitarycommunicationsintegrationexpertise;enablingtheCompanytocontinuetogrowitsbusinessintheUKdefencemarketbydeliveringmission‐criticalground‐basedcommunicationnetworks and services. From their UK‐base in Cheltenham, Horsebridge Defence and Security havedevelopedrobustrelationshipswiththeUKArmedForces,supportinganumberofUKMinistryofDefence(MOD)programmes.InfostellarPartnerswithKyushuInstituteofTechnologyforContinuedTestingofStellarStationJune 13, 2018 ‐ Long time collaborators Infostellar and Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) haveformed an official partnership in order to accelerate collaboration and development of StellarStation.Underthispartnership,KyutechwillbecomeaStellarStationtestuser,allowingInfostellartofurtherrefinethe platform and support Kyutech’s ongoing satellite projects. Prior to this partnership, InfostellarcollaboratedwithKyutechonthegroundstationnetworkfortheBIRDSProjectbyprovidingaprototypeofthecurrentStellarStationplatform.CEONaomiKuraharaisalsoanalumnaofKyutechandconductedresearch under Professor Mengu Cho as a student. Following many years of cooperation, the newInfostellar‐Kyutech partnership is the next step towardmaking this long‐standing relationship into anofficialarrangement.TBItoBringViasat'sBusinessInternetServicestoMoreBusinessesNationwide June 14, 2018 ‐ Viasat Inc. announced it signed TBI as its latestMaster Agent partner to offer Viasat'sbusiness internet services. TBI is a leading telecommunications distributor having a network of 2,500sales agents that include: sales partners, value‐added resellers, managed service providers andconsultants. As a Viasat Master Agent, TBI's network will be able to offer Viasat high‐speed satelliteinternet as an option to their enterprise and business customers across the U.S., filling broadbandcoveragegapswherebusinesscustomerswantassured,reliablehigh‐speedbroadbandcommunications.Additionally, with Viasat satellite internet service, TBI business customers gain access to a diverse,resilient secondary connection for business continuity and SD‐WAN implementations. Installation ofservicetypicallytakesplacewithinthreetofivedaysofordering,givingbusinesscustomerstheabilitytoquicklydeployanduseViasat'sfast,reliableconnectivityservice.AsiaSatSeeksCollaborativeEfforts to ImplementMeasuresProtectingExistingSatelliteServicesagainstInterferencefromFuture5GNetworks June14,2018‐AsiaSathasrespondedtotheCommunicationsAuthority(CA)’sdecisiontoreallocatethe3.4‐3.7GHzband,thelowerC‐BandfrequencyinHongKong,fromFSS(satellite)tomobileservice(5G)and the subsequent proposal of two exclusion zones as a potential solution. In the responses, AsiaSatshared the fact that theC‐band’suse in satellite communications is themajor frequency for connectingHong Kong’s teleports to other continents, creating a hub for telecommunication services in theinternational market built three decades ago. The C‐band provides a variety of services includingcontributionanddistributionofTV services, broadcastingdata and information such asmeteorologicaldata and maritime/aeronautical related safety. In Hong Kong alone the band has significant historicalimportance,bringingtelevisioneventsfromtheOlympicGamestotheHongKongHandoverceremony.C‐bandprovidesthecitywithcoverageofbreakinginternationalnewsandlivesports,frompremiersportsleagues,tournaments,internationalathleticgames,tomotor‐racingandworldsummits,liketheBeltandRoadForum.Morecrucially,C‐bandisusedfordisasterreliefandemergencycommunicationsservices.NavarinoEntersintoSupplyAgreementwithIntellianforitsNewKuBandService.June14,2018‐TheNavarinoGrouphasenteredintoasupplyagreementwithIntellian,oneoftheleadingmaritimesatelliteantennamanufacturers.ThecompanywillsupplyantennaequipmentfortheupcomingNavarino Ku‐band service, expected in Q3 of this year, will combine highly specialized connectivitypackageswithflexibletermsofuse.


InmarsatandKDDISignLandmarkFleetXpressAgreementJune15,2018‐InmarsatandJapanesetelecommunicationsgiantKDDIhavesignedapartneragreementto distribute Fleet Xpress to the Japanese maritime market – including deep sea vessels, commercialfishing, oil and gas, and cruise lines. From 1 July, KDDI will offer a complete, end‐to‐end Fleet Xpresspackage, including the full range of airtime service options and choice of approved antennas. ThelandmarkagreementcomesafterourGlobalXpressKa‐bandsatelliteservicewasgrantedablanketlicenceinJapanbytheJapaneseMinistryofInformationandCommunicationsearlierthisyear.The partnership will enable KDDI to offer customers a future-proof communications package, unique in the maritime industry for a terminal of this size. This will provide global high-speed coverage, dual Ka-band and L-band antennas for continuous connectivity, together with speeds and service guarantees previously only available with much larger, high-power antennas. KratostoDevelopProofofConceptSystemEnablingSatelliteCommunicationRoamingCapabilityJune 15, 2018 ‐ Kratos RT Logic has won an award for the Pilot Phase 2 program. This effort willimplement a proof‐of‐concept system enabling an enterprise solution to increase the capacity andresiliency of wideband satellite communications (SATCOM). Kratos’ system will enable governmentsatelliteuserstoroam,similartothewaycellphoneusersroamthroughmultiplecellularnetworks.ThiswillbedemonstratedwithaFlexibleModemInterface (FMI) thatenablessecurecommunicationacrossmultipleoperatornetworks,inmultiplefrequencybands,utilizingdiversewaveformsandmodems.Itwillshow implementation of critical command and control (C2) capabilities allowing an existing U.S.government terminal to switch to different satellites if the main satellite is compromised, enhancingresiliencythroughpathdiversityandenablingglobalserviceconnectivitytomultipleavailablenetworks.Under thetermsof theaward,Kratoswillalsodemonstrateaprototypegovernmentnetworkoperatingcenter(GNOC)functionthatrespondstouserrequirementsandserviceprovidercapabilities.Thefunctioninterfaces to SATCOM gateways and remote terminals, provides situational awareness, and successfullymitigatesthreats.CanadatoAcquireThalesAdvancedGroundSegmentTechnologytoRespondtoDistressSignalsJune18,2018‐CanadahasawardedThalesCanadaPhaseIIoftheMEOSAR(MediumEarthOrbitSearchandRescue)GroundSegmentcontract.ItwillsupportCanada’sabilitytorespondquicklyandeffectivelytodistress signals from land, air and sea from coast‐to‐coast‐to‐coast; enabling Canada to meet itsobligations under the International COSPAS‐SARSAT Programme Agreement. The contract includes theprocurementoftwoMEOLUTsandmaintenanceservicesforfiveyearswithoptionsforanadditionalfiveyears.UsingThalesAleniaSpace’spowerfulandcompactMEOLUTNextphasedarraysolution,Canadawillbenefit from the world’s first space borne search and rescue system of this type. Thales Alenia Spacedesigns, operates and delivers satellite‐based systems for governments and institutions, helping thempositionandconnectanyoneoranything,everywhere.Sinceitscommissioningin2016,MEOLUTNexthasdeliveredunrivalledperformance,detectingdistresssignalsmorethan5,000kmaway.TogoAcquiresThalesAleniaSpace’sMEOLUTNextGroundStationtoLocateDistressSignalsJune18,2018 ‐TogoandThalesAleniaSpaceannounced that theyhavesigneda contract foragroundstationtobe installed inLomé,Togo, tobeused for thesearchandrescue(SAR)ofpersons indistress,mainly using the Galileo satellite positioning system. Based on Thales Alenia Space’s MEOLUT Next(MediumOrbitLocalUserTerminal), the latest‐generationMEOSAR (MediumOrbit Search andRescue)technology,thissystemwillenabletheinstantaneouslocation,withunprecedentedaccuracy,ofadistresscallissuedbyabeaconoperatingthroughtheCOSPAS‐SARSATsystem.MarlinkBoostsSatelliteCapacityforIndianOceanandFalklandIslandsFishingVesselsJune19,2018‐MarlinkhasboostedsatellitecapacityintheIndianOceanandaroundtheFalklandIslandswithspecificfocusondeliveringreliable,highbandwidthVSATservicestocommercialfishingvessels.Thenew capacity is already enabling improved vessel and fleet operations and providing greater access tovoicecallingandInternetforcrewsonanumberofSpanishtunavesselsintheIndianOceanservicedbyMarlinkpartnerNautical,whiletheextrabandwidtharoundtheFalklandIslandshasbeenputinplacetomeetapredictedspikeindemandasmorecompanieslookfornewfishinggrounds.ElbitSystemsAcquiresIMISystemsJune19,2018‐ElbitSystemsLtd.announcedthattheagreementsreachedbetweenElbitSystemsandtheIsraeliGovernmentfortheacquisitionofIMISystemsLtd.,wereapprovedbytheCommitteefortheTender


of the Sale of State Shares and by the Board of Directors of the Company. The purchase price will beapproximately $495million (NIS 1.8 billion),with an additional payment of approximately $27million(NIS100million)contingentuponIMImeetingcertainperformancegoals.Completionofthetransactionis subject to the signing of the relevant documents and the receipt of the remaining applicablegovernmentalapprovals,includingtheapprovaloftheHeadoftheIsraeliAntitrustAuthority.NewtecEmpowersMyanmar’sNewestMobileOperatorJune20,2018‐NewtecannounceditisenablingCommunication&Commerce(Com&Com)tolaunchamobilebackhaulnetworkforTelecomInternationalMyanmarCompanyLimited’sbrandMytel,Myanmar’sfourthandmost‐recentmobileoperator, a jointventurebygovernment‐ownedStarHighPublicCoLtd,Myanmarconsortium(comprisingof11companies)MTNHandtheVietnamesetelecomcompany–Viettel.The tenderwas awarded to Com& Com – a joint venture company established between TerabitWave(Myanmar)andOSB JSC(Vietnam)– for itshighperformance, lowOperationalExpenditure(OpEx)andthe support ofNewtec’s proven dynamic bandwidth allocation technology,Mx‐DMA® along theNewtecMDM3100 Satellite Modems. A number of modems have already been installed. Mytel will be able todeliver 2G, 3G and 4G services acrossMyanmar, increasing its coverage as it prepares for the expectedgrowthinmobiletraffic.OPTEnhancesDigitalAccessacrossFrenchPolynesianIslandswithSESNetworksJune20,2018‐SESannouncedthattheOfficedesPostesetTelecommunicationsofFrenchPolynesia(OPT)is delivering enhanced mobile broadband and Internet services to residents across the vast FrenchPolynesianterritorythroughanewpartnershipwithSESNetworks.Underthenewagreement,OPTwillaccessthepowerfulNSS‐9satellite’swideC‐bandcoveragetoreachthesprawlingPolynesianarchipelagoof118islandsintheSouthPacificandbeyond.ConnectivityonNSS‐9willenableOPTanditsfully‐ownedsubsidiary, VINI, to grow their network to meet consumers’ and businesses’ fast‐growing connectivityneeds, andprovidenewand enhanceduser experiences and services.OPThas beenusing SES satellitecapacitytoprovideconnectivityservicessince2007.C‐COMAnnouncesSuccessfulTestofKa‐bandPhasedArrayMobileSatelliteAntennaJune 21, 2018 ‐ C‐COM Satellite Systems Inc., has successfully tested its 16x16 subarray phased arrayantennausing4x4TransmitandReceivebuildingblockmodules.ThepanelsweredevelopedandtestedattheCentreforIntelligentAntennaandRadioSystems(CIARS)attheUniversityofWaterloo.Theprimarygoal of the research project is to focus on thedevelopment of a newmodular, low‐cost, intelligent andconformal Ka‐band antenna for the next generationmobile satellite communications. The now provenmodularapproachallowsantennadesignerstodevelopanysizeandshapeofphasedarraypanelsusingthesmallestintelligentactive4x4subarray.ViasatReceivesSole‐sourceLink16CcontractfromtheUSAFJune 21, 2018 ‐ Viasatwas awarded an IndefiniteDelivery/IndefiniteQuantity (ID/IQ) contract inMay2018,worthup to $42millionby theUnitedStatesAir Force (USAF) for thepurchase of supplementalunits, maintenance and support services for Viasat's AN/USQ‐140(V) Multifunctional InformationDistributionSystems(MIDS)LowVolumeTerminals(LVT).MIDS‐LVTunitsarepartofatacticalLink16radio communications system that provides warfighters greater situational awareness by exchangingdigital data over a common communication link. Link 16 is continuously and automatically updated inreal‐time, reducing the chance of fratricide or duplicate assignments, while increasing missioneffectiveness.UndertheID/IQcontract,theUSAFhastheabilitytoquicklyprovideglobaldefenseforceswith Viasat's AN/USQ‐140(V) terminal, which will provide assured, real‐time, jam‐resistant securetransmission of data, voice and position and location information between geographically dispersedmilitaryforcesoperatingacrossthebattlespace.TheMIDS‐LVTunitsarerecognizedforenhancingmissioneffectivenessandimprovingwarfightersafety.Today,Viasatcurrentlyhasover3,500MIDS‐LVTterminalsfieldedto20customersworldwide.muSpaceSecuresSatelliteSpectrumRightsover6ASEANCountriesJune 21, 2018 ‐ Satellite and space company mu Space will soon be offering satellite services togovernments, telcos and businesses within and outside Thailand through the future development of asatelliteoperatingatthe50.5Eastdegreeorbitalposition.UponthelaunchofmuSpace’sfuturesatellite,mu Spacewill be able tomake available satellite capacity and services over Cambodia, Laos,Malaysia,Myanmar,ThailandandVietnam.ArecentagreementbetweenmuSpaceandSESwillallowmuSpaceto


developfutureservicesusingsatellitespectrumrightsat50.5degreeEast.muSpaceannouncedearlieracommercialdealwithSEStodeliversatellite‐basedbroadbandandmobileservicestoruralcommunitiesinThailandusingsatellitecapacityonSES‐8andSES‐12.SCGroupImprovesFleetOperationswithThaicomNavaMaritimeBroadbandServiceJune 22, 2018 ‐ Thaicom and its distributor Ship Expert Technology Company Limited have signed anagreement with SC Group, a leading Asian provider of integrated logistics, to collaborate on the jointdevelopment of amaritime communication network service. SC Group’s fleet ofmore than 30 offshoresupport vessels will be equippedwith the newNava service to enhance fleet operations and optimizeoperationalefficiency.ThefleetmanagementsolutionwillbepoweredbytheThaicomNavaFTTS(Fibre‐to‐the‐Ship)platformwhichisabletosupportveryhighdataratesandprovideconstantlyhighbandwidthforoperationalefficiencywithwideareasatellitecoverageacrossAsiaPacific.NavaFTTSalsohelpscrewkeepconnectedandincorporatesanL‐bandbackupsolution.NavaisThaicom’snewmaritimebroadbandserviceplatformforshipandoffshoreoperators inAsia.With the launchof theserviceearlierthisyear,Thaicom is expanding its broadband service platform to support the maritime industry’s digitaltransformation. Nava helps themaritime industry tomeet the increasing data demand at sea, enablesefficient vessel operations, and connects crew and passengers to high‐speed internet anywhere andanytime.MEASATDeploysFirstDVB‐S2XServiceinAsiaJune24,2018 ‐VT iDirect, Inc. announced thatMEASATSatelliteSystemshasdeployed the first iDirectDVB‐S2X network in Malaysia in a bid to bring scalable and affordable satellite broadband InternetservicesacrossMalaysia.Thisstate‐of‐the‐artplatformallowsMEASATtotapintonewmarketsandtakeadvantage ofHighThroughput Satellite (HTS) opportunities in a cost‐effectivemanner. Complementingexisting terrestrial connectivity, the new service provides an additional communications option forMalaysianswithlimitedornoaccesstobroadband.MEASATchosetouseiDirect’sUniversalHubchassiswith iQDesktopremotes,aswellas iDirect’sULC‐T linecardsdesignedtosupportmuchhighersymbolrates of up to 119Msps and highermodulation and coding (MODCOD) schemes via a software licenseupgrade. iDirect’sULC‐R linecards featureAdaptiveTDMA,multi‐channelsupport,andapath tohighersymbolratesonthereturn.AirbustoProvideanEnd‐to‐endGeo‐InformationSystemtoThailandJune25,2018‐TheGeo‐InformaticsandSpaceTechnologyDevelopmentAgencyofThailand(GISTDA)hasselectedAirbusaspartnerforitsnext‐generationnationalgeo‐informationsystem.Theend‐to‐endsystemwillmakeThailandoneofthefewnationsabletofullyexploitgeo‐informationforsocietalbenefits.Fullyin line with Thailand’s 4.0 policy, the THEOS‐2 programme will constitute a major milestone in thedevelopment of Space in the Eastern Economic Corridor and its Digital Park. As part of the contract, acomprehensive capacity building programme will involve Thai engineers in the development of anintegrated geo‐information system, ground segment and two Earth observation satellites: a very high‐resolution and a small satellite system.The small satellite system fromAirbus’ subsidiary SSTLwill beassembled and tested in‐country by Thai engineers to deliver technology transfer and involve localsuppliers. This will be complemented by an extensive training scheme capitalizing on Airbus’comprehensivegeo‐intelligenceexpertise,andwillfurtherdevelopThailand’sgeo‐spatialindustry.AvantiCommunicationsSigns$10MillionContractwithViasatJune 25, 2018 ‐ Avanti Communications (AVN) has signed a $10 million contract with globalcommunicationscompany,ViasatInc.ThedealprovidesViasatwithleasedcapacityonasteerablebeamon the newly launched Avanti HYLAS 4 satellite. The contract has an initial period of two years. KyleWhitehill,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,AvantiCommunicationssaid “Avanti's contractwithViasat reflects thewinning qualities of our HYLAS 4 satellite. This is a confirmation that our new carrier strategy helpsoperatorstoincreaseaddressablemarketsanddrivecustomersatisfactionwithoutadditionalsatelliteandlaunchcapexspend.”KenPeterman,president,GovernmentSystemsatViasatcontinued:“PartneringwithAvanti will give us access to steerable Ka‐band satellite coverage and capacity to further enhanceconnectivity services for global government applications onViasat’sBestAvailableNetwork.We expecteasy integrationoftheHYLAS4satellitecapacity intoourglobalnetwork–enablingustoquicklybringcapacitytowhereourcustomerdemandexists.”


BambuWirelessSelectsEUTELSAT172BtoProvideConnectivityServicesacrossthePhilippines June 26, 2018 ‐ Bambu Wireless has signed a multiyear contract with Eutelsat Communications forcapacityontheEUTELSAT172Bsatellite.CommercialisedunderthebrandBambuSat,thecapacitywillbeused forbroadband,maritime,andgovernmentservicesacross thePhilippines’6,000 inhabited islands.BambuWirelesswillleverageKu‐bandcapacityonEUTELSAT172Btoofferawiderangeofconnectivitysolutions for education, healthcare, agriculture and logistics across the country’s three island groups ‐Luzon,VisayasandMindanao‐thatstretchover1,850kilometres.MutiaraSmartSelectsHughes’sJupiterSystemforMalaysianGovernmentandDefenseAgenciesJune26,2018‐HughesNetworkSystemshasbeenselectedbyMutiaraSmartSdnBhd,aleadingproviderofnetworktelecommunicationandITservicesinMalaysia,todeploytheJupiterSystembringenterprise‐grade,managednetwork services toMalaysian government and defense agencies. TheHughes solutionselected by Mutiara Smart includes the HG220 Jupiter Gateway, remote terminals, and a networkmanagementsystemtodeliverbothC‐andKu‐bandcapacityfromtwosatellitescost‐effectivelyacrossallofMalaysia.Thesystemfeaturesenhancednetworkingtechnologyfor increasedefficienciesaswellasa5IFinterfacecapableofsupportingmultiplebandsandtranspondersacrossuptofivesatellites,ensuringfuture scalability. The initial order includes a hub and 200 remote terminals, expected to expandsignificantlyovertwoyears.OurTelekomRampsupConnectivityacrossSolomonIslandswithSESNetworksJune26,2018‐SolomonTelekomCompanyLimited,tradingunderthenameOurTelekom,isexpandingitspartnership with SES Networks to enable faster and improved mobile and internet services tocommunitiesscatteredthroughoutmorethan900islandswithintheSolomonIslandsarchipelago.UndertheagreementannouncedbySES,OurTelekom,theleadingoperatorintheSolomonIslandsandOceaniaregion, has contracted capacity on SES’ Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) fleet to enhance connectivitybetweenremoteprovincesandthenation’scapital,Honiara.Thiscomesinresponsetorapidlyincreasingdataconsumptionbyresidentsandenterprisecustomersacrossthe isles,especially in thearchipelago’soutermoststretches.ThereliabilityofGEOconnectivitycomplementsfibre‐likeinternetspeedsthatlocalpopulationsalreadyenjoythroughOurTelekom’sexistingpartnershipwithSESNetworks.LastNovember,thetelcolauncheditsfirst4G/LTEnetworkinSolomonIslandspoweredbytheO3bMediumEarthOrbit(MEO)constellation,andhasupgradedbandwidtheveryfourmonthssince.WithadditionalGEOcapacity,OurTelekombrings improvedconnectivity services tocommunitiesandbusinesses locatedoneven thefarthestendsoftheislands.CloudConstellationandARABSATPartnerforMarketDevelopmentofSpaceBeltServicesJune 26, 2018 ‐ Cloud Constellation Corporation and Arab Satellite Communications Organization(ARABSAT)announced theyhaveentered intoaMOU todevelopago‐to‐market strategy forenterpriseand government customers in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Central Asia. Cloud Constellation'sSpaceBelt™ Data Security as a Service (DSaaS) is a patented, scalable, space‐based cloud service forsecuringhigh‐valueandhighlysensitivedataassetsbyprovidingdatastorageinspaceandglobal,securemanagednetworkservices.SpaceBeltservicesareaparadigmshiftindatasecuritythatgreatlymitigatesthe risk of a data breach by providing global isolation of a customer's data from inherently vulnerableglobal terrestrialnetworks.Aconstellationof12satellites in lowearthorbit (LEO) isnetworkedwitharedundant,self‐healingopticalringforhighavailability.TheSpaceBeltnetworkcommunicateswithsecureaccess points located at enterprise, government and military facilities via connectivity withgeosynchronous satellites (GEO). Individual cloud storage satellitesandconstellations canbeoffered toaddressanorganization'sstorageand/orsovereigntyrequirements.KacificandGardamortoConnectRemoteHealthClinicsthroughoutTimor‐LesteJune26,2018‐RemoteandruralhealthclinicsacrossTimor‐Lestewillsoonbeconnectedtohighspeedsatellite internet, providing them access to newly launched AdenBox, an online portal to managemedicinesandmedicalequipment,aswellasAdenCare, thecountry’scentralmedicalrecordsdatabase.Theinternetconnection,suppliedbyKacificBroadbandSatellitesGroup(Kacific)anddistributedbylocalcompanyGardamorInternetServices(Gardamor)andtheMinistryofHealth,willenablethelaunchandexpansionof thehealthcaresoftwaretomorethan75healthcentrescoveringallofTimor‐Lesteby July2018. The central distribution centre formedicine inTimor‐Leste, SAMES, installed its first small‐scalesatellite dish on 15 June, to connect with pharmacies and health clinics throughout the country viaAdenBox.


WateenTelecomSelectsSEStoEnhanceCellularBackhaulConnectivitythroughoutPakistanJune 26, 2018 ‐ Wateen Telecom customers can rely on Pakistan's leading fibre and satellite networkservice provider for reliable and enhanced voice and data signals in remotemountainous areas in thenorth and inaccessible southern regions of the country delivered via SES Networks’ high performanceconnectivity.SESannouncedthattheagreementwillprovideWateenwithaccesstohigh‐poweredC‐bandcapacityonSES’sNSS‐12satelliteattheprimeorbital locationof57degreesEast.Thesatellitecapacity,coupledwithWateen’sstrongsystemintegrationcapabilities,willprovideahigh‐qualitycellularbackhaulservice to Pakistan's leadingmobile network operators.Wateen Telecomwill support both 2G and 3Gbackhaulserviceonthisnetwork.ViasatDeliversAmerica'sFastestSatelliteInternetServiceforBusinessesJune26,2018‐ViasatlaunchedAmerica'sfastestsatelliteinternetserviceforbusinesses,nationwide.Theserviceoffersavarietyofunlimitedandmetereddataplanswithdownloadspeedoptionsrangingfrom35Megabits per second (Mbps) acrossmost of the U.S. up to 100Mbps in select areas. Viasat is the firstsatelliteinternetserviceproviderintheU.S.toofferplansupto100Mbpsdownloadspeedsforbusinessuse. Plans are offered at 35 Mbps, 60 Mbps and 100 Mbps speeds. Viasat business internet offerscustomersthatareoutofthereachofcableorfiberconnectionshigh‐qualityaccesstointernetspeedsthatareupto10timesfasterthanDSLandupto65timesfasterthanaT1connection.WithViasat'sbroadbandbusiness internet plans, businesses even in the hardest‐to‐reach locations can now leverage essentialbusiness applications such as cloud‐based collaboration, Voice‐over‐IP (VoIP), email, point of saletransactions,high‐speedfiletransfers,streamingvideo,InternetofThings(IoT)applicationsandmore.VTiDirecttoLaunchiQ200SeriesforEnterprise,CellularBackhaulandMaritimeJune26,2018 ‐VT iDirectannouncedthe launchof the iQ200Series, the latest in thecompany’snext‐generationDVB‐S2XiQremoteportfolio.The iQ200willbeavailable inRackmountandBoardvariants,with a fullmarket release in the thirdquarter of 2018.This new remotebrings anultimatebalance ofspeed, efficiencyandaffordabilityof satellite connectivity tomaritime, cellularbackhaulandenterprisecustomers.TheiQ200exceededexpectationsinlive,over‐the‐airtestsbyearlyadopters,outperformingcompetitiveproductsandreaching200Mbpsaggregatethroughput.TheiQ200SeriesistheidealsolutionforVerySmallApertureTerminal (VSAT)customers inmaritimeandenterprisemarkets looking for theoften elusive combination of high performance and cost effectiveness. The remote will be a criticalcomponent inbringinggreaterconnectivityonboardferries, fishingandmerchantvessels,suchassmallcontainershipsandoiltankers,andwillsupporttherapidgrowthofcellularbackhaul,banking,education,energy,retailandPoint‐of‐Salenetworks.Singapore’sFirstPay‐per‐UseIoT‐as‐a‐ServicePlatformTrialJune26,2018 ‐Organisationswill soon find iteasier toadopt InternetofThings(IoT)applicationsandtechnologiesinamorecost‐effectivemannerthroughacommonIoTplatform.Onthisplatform,resourcescanbesharedwithout costly investmenton infrastructure, connectivity,dataanalyticsandapplications.This platform is a new trial pay‐per‐use IoT‐as‐a‐Service (IoT‐aaS) that ST Engineering Electronics, SPGroup and SP Telecom are jointly pursuing. The IoT‐aaS is offered on a subscription basis to helpenterprisesandIoTpartnersmoveintotheIoTspacefasterandmorecostefficiently.Enterprisescansaveonset‐upcostandselectanIoTservicethatbestmatchestheirbusinessneeds.TheIoTplatformprovidesa unique advantage as a multi‐protocol network solution. IoT partners can also leverage the securenetwork, thousandsofSPTelecomhubsacross thecountryandamulti‐edgecomputing IoTplatformtobringtheirservicesfasterandclosertotheircustomers.SpeedcastLaunchesPeopleandAssetsTrackingPlatformJune27,2018‐SpeedcastlaunchedSpeedcastFieldVision,acloud‐basedplatformdesignedforcustomerstoconnect,protectandmonitorbothpeopleandassetsthroughasingleplatform,fromanywhereintheworld.Available globally andoperated from18data centersworldwide, SpeedcastFieldVisionprovidescustomerswitha scalableandcost‐effective solution toaccess real‐timedataandkeeppeople safeandassetssecure.Asbusinessesbecomemoreglobal,itiscrucialtoestablishreliableprocessesforensuringworkersafetyandaddressingdutyofcareobligations.SpeedcastFieldVisioncansafeguardloneworkersthrough easy check‐inwith automated reminders, SOSalerting,man‐downdetection, crossedgeo‐fencenotificationsandacompleteactivitylog.Customerscanalsoconfigureglobalmonitoringandemergencydispatch alerts sent to international emergency response coordination centers or their own internalsystems.


PSNSelectsHughesJUPITERSystemtoEnableBroadbandServicesthroughoutIndonesiaJune27,2018‐HughesNetworkSystems,LLChasbeenselectedbyPTPasifikSatelitNusantara(PSN),theoldestprivatetelecommunicationandinformationserviceproviderinIndonesia,toprovidetheJUPITER™System for broadband services over the PSN VI High‐Throughput Satellite (HTS). The comprehensiveHughes solution includes HG240 Gateways, a variety of remote terminals, and a central networkmanagement system,enablingPSN todeliver satellitebroadband services to consumersandbusinessesacrossIndonesia.TheJUPITERSystemfeaturesenhancednetworkingcapabilitiesandsupportsspeedsupto300Mbpstoanindividualterminal.PoweringHughesNet™,thenumber‐onesatelliteInternetserviceintheworldwith1.2millionsubscribers,theJUPITERSystemisanidealsolutiontosupportthehigh‐growthpotential of the PSN broadband offering. It incorporates a central network management system forefficientbandwidthallocationacrossmultiplebeamsandoperationalcontrolofremoteterminals.SpeedcastPartnerswithKymetatoDeliverKyWayFlat‐PanelTerminaltoMobilityMarketsJune 28, 2018 ‐ Speedcast International Limited announced a partnershipwith Kymeta Corporation todevelop and roll outproductofferings featuring theKymetaKyWayTerminal,which integrates ground‐breaking mTennaTM flat‐panel antenna technology. Under the partnership agreement Speedcast willintegratetheKymetaterminalintothecompany'sindustry‐leadingSpeedcastAtlasTMmanagedservicetodeliver the latest cutting‐edge technology to its customers. The Kymeta KyWay terminal features aninnovative electronically‐steered, flat‐panel Ku‐band antenna. The slim and lightweight profilemakes iteasy to install in a varietyofmobility settings, suchason the topof a yachtor the sideof a commandvehicle.TheKyWay terminalhasnomovingparts, simplifyingmaintenance,andeliminatesmuchof thecost and infrastructure required by traditional VSAT antennas,making it an ideal solution formobilitymarkets.InmarsatandAddValueSignContractforSatelliteOperationsviaInter‐SatelliteDataRelaySystem June28,2018‐AnagreementsignedInmarsatandflighthardwaremanufacturerAddValue,togetherwithaleadingsatelliteoperator,issettostreamlinethewaysatelliteoperatorsconducttheircommercialandresearchoperationswithsmall,nearearthorbitsatellites.Theagreementwillallowthespacecrafttostayin continuous communications with their operation centre on the ground, thereby enabling missiontaskingandmissiondatadeliveryinnearrealtime.ThisagreementheraldsthefirstconstellationofInter‐SatelliteDataRelaySystem(IDRS™)equippedsatellites,onethatwillprovideagamechangingcapabilityforsatelliteoperators.Previously, lowearthorbitingsatellite connectivityhasbeen limited towhen thespacecraftiswithinline‐of‐sightofanEarthstation.Thisdelaysin‐orbittesting,missioncontrolandfault‐findingefforts.WithIDRSon‐board,thesatelliteoperatorswillhaveaccesstoon‐demand,24/7,nearreal‐time, two‐way IP‐based links to all of their assets. This will allow them to respond to customerrequirementsandtooperationalanomaliesinatimeliermanner.GilatAwarded$153.6MillionbyFitelPeruforRegionalTelecommunicationsProjectsJune28, 2018 ‐Gilat SatelliteNetworksLtd. announcedanewawardbyPeru'sFitel for twoadditionalregional telecommunications infrastructure projects totaling $153.6million. The Amazonas regionwasawarded for $108million and the Ica region for $45.6million. Gilat expects additional revenues to begeneratedbysellingnetworkcapacitytocellularcarrierstoaddressthegrowingneedsforvoice,data,andinternet in these regions, as well as the development of platforms for e‐learning, e‐health and e‐government. Fitel awarded the new regions of Amazonas and Ica to Gilat in addition to the fourtelecommunications projects that are nearing completion, in the regions of Huancavelica, Ayacucho,ApurimacandCusco.Inthetwoadditionalregions,GilatwillbuildtheinfrastructurerequiredtosupportthePeruvianpopulationincludingconnectingschools,policestationsandhealthcenters.

BROADCASTINGTurkish‐languageChannelYOLTVStartsonAstra19.2DegreesEastwithMX1June4,2018‐MX1,aglobalsolutionproviderofmediaservices,announcedthatithasbeenselectedasthedistributionserviceproviderforYOLTV,aTurkish‐languagechannelbasedinGermany,startingJune1.MX1isdeliveringthechannelviaanSESsatelliteandisprovidingthesatelliteuplink.YOLTVbroadcastsfromitsstudioinCologneandtransfersthetransmissionsignalviaanIPconnectiondirectlytoMX1.Thefree‐to‐airbroadcaster'sprogramsarenowaccessibletoamuchlargeraudiencethroughthepartnershipwith SES andMX1.YOLTV content is available via satellite only atAstra19.2DegreesEast and canbe


received in Turkish‐speaking households across Europe. YOL TV broadcasts predominantly Turkish‐languageprogramming,whichisalsodistributedonline,focusingonpopularpoliticalandculturaltopicsinTurkey,Germany,andtheworld.MoreLatinAmericanViewerstoEnjoyPCTVPopularTVContentviaSESVideoJune 8, 2018 ‐ PCTV (Productora y Comercializadora de Televisión), Latin America's largest televisionprogrammingdistributor,willbeable to increase itsviewershipbydistributing itsTVchannelstocablenetworks in Central and SouthAmerica via SES’s key orbital position at 47.5 degrees East, following amulti‐yearagreementwithSES.UndertheagreementannouncedbySES,PCTVwillleasesatellitecapacityandleverageSES’shighcablehead‐endpenetrationinLatinAmericatodeliversomeofitsmostpopularTVchannelstocableproviders, includingTVCNetworks,Pánico,CineMexicano,VideoRola,andPlatino.TheTVchannelswillbedistributedbySES’srecently‐launchedsatelliteSES‐14,whichwillbe locatedat47.5 degrees East and initiate commercial services in September. Until then, the TV content will betransmittedbyNSS‐806,currentlyoperatingfromthatorbitalslot.TeamCastSupportsDVB‐T2TrialsPerformedbyBroadcastAustraliaandFreeTVJune8,2018‐BroadcastAustralia(aBAICommunicationsCompany)andFreeTVareperformingtrialsinorder toevaluatenextgenerationbroadcast technology forAustralia.Theobjective is tohaveasecond‐generationsystemabletobroadcast4KTVprograms,whilethefirstgenerationsystembuiltin2001andbasedonDVB‐Tcannot.Thetrialsincludebothlaboratorytestingandfieldtrialstodeterminecandidateoperatingmodes for the futuresystemand toverify interoperabilityofmultiple‐vendorsequipment forsinglefrequencynetwork(SFN)operation.TeamCastprovidedaTWISTERDVB‐T2exciterandassociatedsupport for the tests. TWISTER first successfully passed the SFN interoperability testing done inLaboratory.Then,ithasbeeninstalledinahighpowerveryhighfrequency(VHF)transmittercoveringtheSydneyareaandinstalledattheGoreHillsite.ThetransmitterwasconfiguredtoachieveapeakERPof50kW.TheoperatingfrequencyisVHFChannel10(212.5MHz)usinga7MHzbandwidth.Thissetupisused to determine the actual coverage area of the different operatingmodes considered, through fieldmeasurements.Inathirdstep,thefieldtestsnowinvolveseveralsitesandaimtochecktheperformanceofSFNoperation.ThehighpowerVHFtransmitterpoweredbytheTWISTERexciter isusedfor feedingtwo ultra high frequency (UHF) transmitters operating in SFN (Channel 29, 536.5 MHz) and fieldmeasurementsaimtochecktheSFNperformance.EutelsattoBroadcast5,500hoursofHDContentduringthe2018FIFAWorldCupRussiaJune 12, 2018 ‐ In the final run‐up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, Eutelsat Communicationsannouncesthatcapacityequivalentto5,500hoursofHighDefinition(HD)transmissionshasbeenbookedbyseveralTVchannelsandserviceprovidersaheadoftheglobaleventtobeheldfrom14Juneto15July.In addition to the regular broadcast capacity booked by Eutelsat’s customers, capacity on five Eutelsatsatelliteswilluplinksignalsfrom11citiesacrossRussiaduringthemonth‐longevent.DeliveringcontenttotelevisionnetworksbasedinEurope,RussiaandtheAmericas,theeventshowcasestheessentialrolesatellite plays in providing global coverage, particularly in key international sporting events. Eutelsat’ssatellitesformpartofthebroadcastinfrastructuremobilisedtoenablemillionsofviewerstobenefitfromawide‐rangeofcontent,includingnotjustthefootballmatches,butalsopre‐andpost‐matchinterviews,coverageofteamtraining,andthedailylifeofsoccerfans.IntelsatPartnerswithGlobotoDemonstrate8KVideoTransmissionduringtheWorldCupJune 15, 2018 ‐ Intelsat will partner with Globo, one of the largest broadcasters in Latin America, todemonstratelive8KvideotransmissionsinBrazilforthe2018WorldCup.Thetransmissionof8KcontenttotheBrazilianvenuewillprovidethefinestclarity,stunningcolorandviewerexperienceavailable.That’sduetothefactthat8Khasdoubletheresolutionof4Kand16timestheresolutionoffullHD.BywatchingtheWorldCupmatch in7680x4320pixelscomparedtothetypical1920x1080pixelsavailable inHDvideo, fanswill feelas if theyareinthestadium.The8Ksignalwillbetransmittedasa200MbpsvideostreamattheInternationalBroadcastCenterinMoscowandtransportedtoTokyo.ItwillthenbecarriedtoIntelsatviatheIntelsatpointofpresenceinNewYork.ThesignalwillbetransmittedontheIntelsatOneterrestrialnetworktoIntelsat’steleportinAtlanta,Georgia,whereitwillbere‐encodedat90MbpsusingaspecialNTT8KHEVCreal‐timeencoder.Oncethevideoiscompressed,itwillbemodulatedbyaNewtecMDM‐6100 modem in DVB‐S2 and then uplinked to Intelsat 14, the company’s emerging HD videoneighborhoodinLatinAmericaknownforitsHDand4Kcontentdistribution.


TataSkySelectsThinkAnalyticsforLiveandOn‐demandPersonalizedContentDiscovery June19,2018‐Contentdiscoveryandviewerlifecyclemanagement leader,ThinkAnalytics™,announcedthat Tata Sky, India's leading content distribution platform for Pay TV and OTT, has selectedThinkAnalytics to power personalized content recommendations across connected devices. ThepersonalizedrecommendationswillinitiallybeavailableonTataSky’sapplicationsacrossmobileandPCplatforms. Tata Sky, which has over 18 million connections, will roll out the ThinkAnalyticsRecommendationsEnginetoitsOTTuserssoon.TataSkyselectedmarketleaderThinkAnalyticsbecauseofitsprovenabilitytoscaletomillionsofusersanditstrackrecordinhelpingPay‐TVandOTToperatorsworldwide to boost engagement and loyalty. In addition, ThinkAnalytics has development and supportoperationsinPune,India.AP1TVandMEASATTeamUpforNepaleseBroadcastingJune21,2018‐MEASATSatelliteSystemsSdn.Bhd.(MEASAT)announcedanagreementwithNepalDigitalServicesPvt.Ltd,tobroadcastfour(4)free‐to‐airvideochannelsacrossNepalonMEASAT‐3at91.5°E.Thefourchannels,whichhavealreadybeguntransmission,areAP1HD,BTVBusiness,TVTodayandTVFilmy.Nepal is currently digitalizing its broadcast services in accordance with the initiative by the Nepalesegovernment. The 91.5°E prime video hot slot is home to the MEASAT‐3, MEASAT‐3a and MEASAT‐3bsatellites, forming the region’s strongest video neighbourhood. From 91.5°E, MEASAT supportsbroadcasters and DTH operators to distribute UHD, HD and SD channels to audiences across Asia,Australia,EastAfricaandSouth‐EasternEurope.AsiaSatCollaborateswithKBZtoProvideOTTviaSatelliteVideoServiceinMyanmarJune27,2018‐Asia’sleadingsatelliteoperatorannounceditscollaborationwithKBZGatewayCompanyLimited (KBZ) to explore business opportunities for providing OTT (Over‐the‐Top) via Satellite videoserviceinMyanmar.ThisinitiativewillinitiallysupportthefreetoairdistributionofnationalTVchannels,enabling audience across the country to have access to free online video content viamobile and otherconnecteddevicesnomatterwheretheyare.TheOTTviaSatellitevideoserviceisadynamicsolutiontohelpbroadcastersandcontentprovidersreachtheiraudiencesinstantlyandcosteffectively.Theserviceaims tomake contentmore available across platforms,whether it is for bringing content seamlessly toseparatedandruralareasviavillageWi‐Fiorforconnectivityonthemove,suchasforcruiseships,planesand trains. AsiaSat will invest in providing space segment and ground facility from its teleport hub inconnectionwiththeproject.KBZwillinvestinthesupplyoftheinstallation,servicingandroll‐outofOTTboxesinMyanmarandsecuringlicensingoftheTVchannelstobedistributedontheOTTplatform.MTITeleportMunichChoseABStoDeliverLiveCoveragefortheWimbledonChampionshipsJune 28, 2018 ‐ ABS and MTI Teleport Munich have signed a capacity deal for the WimbledonChampionships2018todelivervideolivecoverageofthetournamenttoSkyDeutschland,theright‐holderfor theGermanmarket. From2nd July, several simultaneous highdefinition (HD) video feeds from thevenue will be carried over the ABS‐3A satellite, ensuring a permanent contribution link between thevarious production facilities in London and Sky Deutschland headquarters in Unterfoehring. SkyDeutschland,theleadingpay‐tvoperatorwillhaveexclusiveHDcoverageofthetournament,deliveringthelivebroadcastsignalofallthematchestotheGermanmarketviasatellite,cableandmobilenetworks.

LAUNCH/SPACEChinaWelcomesAllUNMemberStatestoJointlyUtilizeitsSpaceStationJune3,2018‐Chinaannouncedthatallmemberstatesof theUnitedNationsarewelcometocooperatewithChinatojointlyutilizeitsfutureChinaSpaceStation(CSS)."CSSbelongsnotonlytoChina,butalsototheworld,"saidShiZhongjun,China'sambassadortoUNandotherinternationalorganizationsinVienna.Interested public and private organizations, including institutes, academies, universities and privateenterpriseswithscientificorientations,canidentifytheirappropriatemodelsofcooperationonboardCSS,mayitbethegrowthofaspaceplant,oreventheaccommodationofanastronaut,saidtheambassador.CSS, expected to be launched by 2019, and complete and brought into operation by 2022, will be theworld'sfirstspacestationthatisdevelopedbyadevelopingcountryandopenforcooperationwithallUNmemberstates.Consistingofonecoremoduleandtwoexperimentmodules,CSSwillhavethecapacitytoaccommodateuptothreeastronautsatthesametimeandmaximumsixduringrotation.Operatinginlow‐Earthorbitabout400kilometersabovetheEarth'ssurface,CSSwillbeusedinawiderangeofresearch


fields,includingspacemedicine,lifescience,biotechnology,microgravityscience,Earthscienceandspacetechnology.SES‐12RoarsintoSpaceon‐boardSpaceXFalcon9RocketJune 4, 2018 ‐ SES announced that SES‐12 was successfully launched onboard a flight‐proven SpaceXFalcon9 rocket fromCapeCanaveral inFlorida,UnitedStates. SES‐12,which isuniquelydesignedwithstate‐of‐the‐artwidebeamsandhigh throughputbeams,will joinSES‐8at95degreesEast tomeet thediverseneedsofvideo,fixeddata,mobilityandgovernmentcustomersacrossAsia‐PacificandtheMiddleEast.SES‐12isthelatestsatellitethatSEShaslaunchedtothatorbitalpositionwhereitwilloperateundertheauthorityoftheKingdomoftheNetherlands.Itwillreplaceandaugmenttheservicescurrentlybeingprovided on SES’NSS‐6 satellite. Togetherwith SES‐8, SES‐12will reach 18million TV homes from itsorbital position. The satellites will provide pay‐TV operators the reliability and scalability to elevateviewingexperiencesbyaddingmorecontentanddeliveringhigher‐qualitypicturequalitytoaddresstheever‐increasingaudiencedemandforHighDefinition(HD)andUltraHDcontent.LikeSES‐14andSES‐15,whichservetheAmericas,theSES‐12highthroughputpayloadisSES’solutionforenhancingconnectivityin the aeronautical andmaritime segmentsacrossAsia‐Pacific and theMiddleEast. SES‐12will alsobepivotal in enabling governments to provide connectivity programs to bridge the digital divide, and inallowingtelcos,mobilenetworkoperatorsandinternetserviceproviderstodelivermorereliablecellularbackhaulandfasterbroadbandservices.SurreySatelliteTechnologyLimitedAwardsLaunchServicesAgreementtoFireflyAerospaceJune4,2018‐FireflyAerospace,Inc.announcedtheexecutionofaLaunchServicesAgreement(LSA)withSurreySatelliteTechnologyLimitedforuseoftheFireflyAlphalaunchvehicle.Firefly istoenter intoanLSAwith SSTL toprovideup to sixAlpha launches from2020 through2022.TheAlpha launch vehicleallowsfordeploymentofSSTLsatellitesasaprimarypayloadtotheirpreferredorbit,ratherthanflyingasasecondarypayloadonalargerlaunchvehicle.ThalesAleniaSpaceTakesMajorStepsForwardinProductionofSWOTJune5,2018‐ThalesAleniaSpaceannouncedthat,followingthesuccessfulcriticaldesignreview(CDR)atthe end of 2017, right on schedule, it has reached major new milestones in the construction of theoceanographysatelliteSWOT(SurfaceWaterandOceanTopography),backedbyanumberof innovativesmallandmedium‐sizebusinesses.TheSWOTsatelliteisbeingbuiltbyThalesAleniaSpaceinconjunctionwiththeJetPropulsionLaboratory(JPL)oftheUnitedStates,onbehalfoftheFrenchandAmericanspaceagencies, CNESandNASA.TheSWOToceanographyprogramwill demonstratenewapplications. It is afollow‐on to the Jason‐1, 2 and 3 operational missions. SWOT satellite is a pathfinder which willincorporate innovativenewaltimetry technologies.ThalesAlenia Space is developing a new‐generationplatformfor thisprogramthatwillbe the firstof this typetobeorbited incompliancewith theFrenchSpaceOperationsAct(LOS),settotakedefinitiveeffectin2020. ChinaLaunchesMeteorologicalSatellitetoBenefitBeltandRoadCountries June5, 2018 ‐ China launched thenewFengyun‐2Hmeteorological satellite to improve the accuracyofweatherforecastingandprovidebettermeteorologicalservicestocountriesparticipatingintheBeltandRoad Initiative. The Fengyun‐2H was launched on a Long March‐3A rocket from the Xichang SatelliteLaunchCenter insouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince.Ageostationaryorbitsatellite,Fengyun‐2H is thelast in the Fengyun‐2 series. TheFengyun‐4 serieswill dominateChina's newgenerationgeostationaryorbitmeteorologicalsatellites,saidZhaoJian,deputydirectoroftheDepartmentofSystemEngineeringofChina National Space Administration (CNSA). In response to a request from theWorld MeteorologicalOrganization (WMO) and the Asia‐Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO), the position ofFengyun‐2Hwillbechangedfromoriginal86.5degreeseastlongitudeto79degreeseastlongitude.Thismeans the Fengyun series satelliteswill be able to cover all the territory ofChina, aswell as countriesalongtheBeltandRoad,theIndianOceanandmostAfricancountries,accordingtotheCNSA.Equippedwithascanningradiometerandspaceenvironmentmonitor,Fengyun‐2HwillproviderealtimecloudandwatervaporimagesandspaceweatherinformationtoclientsintheAsia‐Pacificregion,saidWeiCaiying,chief commander of the ground application system of Fengyun‐2Handdeputy director of theNationalSatelliteMeteorologicalCenter.IndiaApproves1.5BillonUSDforSpaceProgramJune6,2018‐TheIndiangovernmentapproved1.5billionU.S.dollarsforthecountry'sspaceprogramon


Wednesday, inwhat is seen as amajor step to reduce its dependence on foreign spaceports to launchheaviersatellites.TheapprovalwasgivenbytheIndianCabinet,chairedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModi. Accordingtotheminister,theGSLVMkIIIprogramisanindigenousprogramthatwillenableIndia'sstate‐owned space agency to launch foreign satellites of over 4 tons of weight. Indian Space ResearchOrganization's chiefK. Sivanhas termed thedevelopmentas "thehappiestmoment forall of us" in thespace agency. In February this year, India launched 31 satellites in a singlemission from the southernspaceportofSriharikota.Ayearearlier,itlaunched104satellitesinasinglemission.ICEYERaises$34MinSeriesBFinancingandConfirmsNineSatelliteLaunchesbyEndof2019June 8, 2018 ‐ ICEYE, an Earth observation company providing synthetic‐aperture radar (SAR) data,announced$34MSeriesBfundingledbyreturninvestorTrueVenturesandsupportedbyDraperNetworkVCfundsandothers.BuildingonICEYE’srecentaerospaceindustryachievements,theFinland‐basedSARdatacompanywilluse thenewcapital toexpand itscustomanalyticsservices for itsgrowingcustomerbase, further develop its SAR satellite technology, as well as fund additional launches of ICEYE SARsatellites.ICEYE’sSeriesBfundingroundincludesfinancialbackingfrompreviousinvestorsTrueVentures,DraperNexus,DraperAssociates,SeraphimCapitalandSpaceAngels.ThefundingroundisjoinedbynewICEYEinvestorsOTB,Tesi,DraperEspritandPromusVentures.Todate,ICEYEhasraisedatotalof$53M,includinggovernmentfinancingfromFinlandandtheEU’sHorizon2020program.FollowingtheJanuary2018launchofICEYE‐X1,ICEYEislaunchingtwoadditionalsatellitesthisyear.ICEYEisaimingforatotalof 9 upcoming satellite launches by the end of 2019 and is actively seeking out launch operators tocontinuethecompany’srapidaccelerationtowardsthefuture.HarrisCorporationDeliversAdvancedEnvironmentalMonitoringSensorforJapaneseSatelliteJune13,2018‐HarrisCorporationhasdeliveredanenvironmentalmonitoringsensorfortheGreenhouseGases Observing Satellite‐2 (GOSAT‐2), which will significantly enhance Japan’s ability to monitorgreenhouse gases from space. The Harris‐built TANSO‐FTS‐2 (Thermal and Near Infrared Sensor forCarbon Observation‐Fourier Transform Spectrometer‐2) will measure greenhouse gases in theatmosphere.Thenewlybuiltinstrumentwillcollecthigh‐spectralresolutiondataoftheEarthinfivebands,whichenablesmeasurementduringdaylightanddarkness.The instrument’sunique intelligentpointingsystem identifies, in real time, cloud‐free areas of the atmosphere – greatly increasing the amount ofuseabledata.HarrisprovidedthesensortoMitsubishiElectricCorporation,whichisbuildingthesatellitefortheJapaneseAerospaceExplorationAgency.ThesatelliteisscheduledtolaunchinJapan’s2018fiscalyear.This represents the third instrument Harris has delivered to Japan in recent years, including two advanced imagers for the Himawari-8 and 9 weather satellites, which launched in 2014 and 2016. ESACouncilDecidesonCompletionofAriane6andStartofTransitionfromAriane5toAriane6June14,2018‐TheESACouncilmettodayinParistodiscussthepathtowardsthefutureexploitationofAriane6.InviewoftheprogressmadeintheAriane6programme,ParticipatingStateshavedecidedonthe completion of the development up to full operational capability and agreed to fund industrialincentivesassociatedwiththedevelopmentofAriane6andP120Csolidrocketmotor.ParticipatingStatesalso committed to start with the first step of the Ariane 6 and P120C Transition Programme. Thisprogramme supports the evolution from Europe’s Ariane 5 to full operational capability of Ariane 6.Ariane6isEurope’snew‐generationlauncher,designedtosecureguaranteedaccesstospaceforEuropeatan affordable price for European institutional users. Itwill operate in two configurations: Ariane 62 isfittedwithtwoP120Cstrap‐onboosterswhileAriane64hasfour.Ariane6’smaidenflightisplannedformid‐2020.P120Cisthelargestcarbon‐fibresolidpropellantboostereverbuiltinonesegmentatalmost13.5mlongandabout3.4mindiameter.TwoboosterswillbeusedonAriane6’smaidenflightin2020.ChinaLaunchesNewEarthObservationSatelliteJune16,2018‐ChinalaunchedanewEarthobservationsatellite,Gaofen‐6,whichwillbemainlyusedinagriculturalresourcesresearchanddisastermonitoring.TheGaofen‐6waslaunchedonaLongMarch‐2Drocketon June16 from the JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter innorthwestChina.A scientific experimentsatellitenamedLuojia‐1wassentintospaceatthesametime.Itwasthe276thmissionoftheLongMarchrocket series. Developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, it will form aconstellationwithotherGaofensatellitesinorbit.RussiaLaunchesGlonass‐MNavigationSatellite June17,2018‐RussiasuccessfullylaunchedaGlonass‐MpositioningsatelliteSundayusingaSoyuz‐2.1b


carrier rocket, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The Space Forces, a branch of theAerospaceForces, launched thesatellite fromthePlesetskspacecenter.Thepre‐launchproceduresandthe launch itself went as planned, the statement added. The Glonass network provides real‐timepositioningdataforsurface,seaandairborneobjectsaroundtheglobe,atanaccuracyreportedlyonparwiththeU.S.GlobalPositioningSystem.WithSunday'slaunch,therearenow26Glonasssatellitesinorbit.GomSpaceandA&MEnterMoUregardingDeliveryandOperationofaGlobalConstellationJune18,2018‐GomSpaceandAerial&Maritime(A&M)havesignedaMOUfollowingA&M’sdecisiontoappointGomSpaceasthesupplierofaglobalconstellationofnanosatellitesandgroundsegmentsystems.Fully operational by the end of 2021 A&M is able to provide global Air Traffic Surveillance increasingsafetyandreducingfuelconsumptiontotheairlineindustry,includingairnavigationalserviceproviders.ThesystemshalldeliverprocessedADS‐Bsignals–compliantwithICAOandEUROCAErequirementsforairtrafficmanagement.ThetermsandconditionsofanyfutureformalcooperationbetweenthepartiesastothesubjectmatteroftheMOUareyettobenegotiatedandagreedupon.ThepartiesexpecttoenteraformalturnkeycontractinQ42018.Theturnkeycontractwillhaveavalueofupto100millionUSD.RocketLabConfirmsThreeLauncheswithSpaceflightJune 18, 2018 ‐ Rocket Lab, a US orbital launch provider for the small satellite industry, announced apartnership with satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight, for three orbitallaunchesacross2018/19.Thefirstmission,scheduledfortheendof2018,willlaunchaBlackSkymicrosatalongwith several rideshare customers. The second launchwill be a commercial ridesharemission inearly 2019. Rocket Lab and Spaceflight have also signed a letter of agreement,which is expected to befinalizedinthenextfewweeks,forathirdmissiontoflyaCanonspacecraftinlate2019.Thethree‐launchdeal cements Spaceflight’s first missions aboard the Electron launch vehicle. Themissions join a busymanifestthatwillseeRocketLablaunchmonthlybytheendof2018,scalingtoalauncheverytwoweeksin2019.Oneof theElectronmissionswill loftanEarthobservationsatellite forCanonElectronics.ThisspacecraftfollowsonfromCanonElectronics’experimentalCE‐SAT‐Iwhichwaslaunchedin2017.PLDSpaceandTelespazioVEGASignMOUtoProvideSuborbitalFlightOpportunitiesfromEuropeon‐boardArion1June18,2018‐PLDSpaceandtheGermanspacecompanyTelespazioVEGADeutschlandhavesignedanMoU to provide suborbital flight opportunities from Europe on‐board the suborbital rocket ARION 1,whichisbeingdevelopedbyPLDSpace.Forseveralyears,anewspaceflightindustryhasbeengrowingtoexploit high flight frequency and relatively low‐cost markets. Among the companies leading suchinitiatives are PLD Space and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland. Both companies are pioneering efforts toprovide the first private suborbital launch service in Europe by 2019. Historically, access to suborbitalspaceplatformsthatprovidehighqualitymicrogravityenvironments inEuropehasbeen limited,costly,andbureaucratic.Nowadays,itisonlypossibletoachievethisthroughinstitutionalprograms,whichcanbetimeconsumingaswellaslimitedinthenumberoflaunchopportunities;usuallyofferingoneortwolaunchesperyear.TeamfromMauritiusSelectedforKiboCUBECooperationProgrammeJune19,2018‐TheJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)andtheUnitedNationsOfficeforOuterSpace Affairs (UNOOSA) have been cooperating under the KiboCUBE programme launched in 2015 toprovide opportunities to deploy CubeSats from the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" of theInternational Space Station (ISS). JAXAandUNOOSAhave selected a team from theMauritiusResearchCouncilforthethirdroundofKiboCUBE,whichcalledforapplicationsfromSeptember26,2017toMarch31,2018.Duetothelargenumberofapplicationsforthethirdround,UNOOSAandJAXAhaveagreedtofindanadditionalopportunity forasecondentity fromthethirdroundapplicants.Theselectionwillbeannouncedinnorthernhemispherefalltimeframein2018.EuropeanIndustryGearsupforVega‐CDebutin2019June 21, 2018 ‐ With just one year before Vega‐C lifts off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana,preparations forEurope’snext launcheraregainingmomentum.Vega‐Cwill increaseperformance fromVega’scurrent1.5ttoabout2.2thauledto itsreference700kmpolarorbit,withnoincreasein launchcosts.Thrustinthefirstphaseof flightcomesfromnewsolid‐fuel firstandsecondstagemotors,P120CandZefiro‐40respectively.P120C’supcomingfirsthotstatic‐firingtestatEurope’sSpaceportwillprovethe design, new materials, techniques, tools and components. Developed by Europropulsion under


contract to Avio and ArianeGroup, P120C is 13.5 m long and 3.4 m in diameter – the largest solid‐propellantmotoreverbuiltinonesegment.TwoorfourwillalsobeusedforAriane6.SSLShipsFirstofThreeSatellitesScheduledtoLaunchontheSpaceXFalcon9ThisSummerJune21,2018–SSLannounceditshippedthefirstof threesatellitesthatSSLwilldelivertotheSpaceXlaunch base at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida over the nextmonth.Driven by commercialadvances,thethreesatelliteswillbringcommunicationscapabilitytoconnectpeopleandtransformlivesaroundtheglobe.Telstar19VANTAGE,anadvancedhighthroughputsatellite(HTS)builtforTelesat,oneoftheworld’sleadingsatelliteoperators,marksthe50thSSL‐builtcommunicationssatellitetolaunchthisdecade.TwomoreSSL communications satellites are scheduled to ship to SpaceX launchbaseover thenext month including a second HTS for Telesat, Telstar 18 VANTAGE, and the Merah Putih satellite(previously known as Telkom‐4), for Indonesia’s largest telecommunication and network provider, PTTelkomIndonesia(Persero)Tbk.RSCEnergiaWorkingonaNewElectricalRocketEngine June 21, 2018 ‐ RSC Energia specialists have patented a system of iodine storage and feeding for anadvanced electrical rocket engine (ERE). The idea to use pure reactive iodine as the so‐calledworkingmediumofanengine–thesubstanceneededtogeneratepropulsivethrust–wasputforwardasearlyas1990sbyaseniorresearchscientistof theCorporationValeriOstrovsky. In2006he tookout the initialpatents.Aresearcheffortonthissubjectbeganin2012uponaninitiativeofBorisSokolov,anoutstandingdomesticpropulsionexpert,anhonoredveteranofEnergia.Firsttestsusingastandardplasmathrusterdemonstrated the feasibility of using iodine: the thruster equippedwith an additional gas distributiondevice,wasstartedusingxenon,whileiodinekeptupthedischarge.Afterthatdesignersproceededwiththedevelopmentoftheiodinesupplysystem,whichwaseventuallypatented.Theadvantageoftheiodinethrusterconsists,firstofall,initscostefficiency.Existingelectricthrusterstraditionallyuseaspropellantxenon,which is significantlymoreexpensive than iodine. Inaddition to this, xenonstorageand feedingsystem is fairly complex and bulky, which significantly increases the size and mass of the propulsionsystem.Another importantaspect is that theamountof the industrialoutputofxenon is insufficient tomeetthefuturechallengesofspaceflight,suchaslunarmissions.muSpaceIssuesProposalRequesttoBuildaSatelliteCoveringAsia‐PacificJune 25, 2018 ‐ mu Space Corp has approved the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for amanufacturer to build the company’s satellite with coverage spanning across Asia‐Pacific. The highthroughput satellitewill be on a geostationary orbit (GEO) location at 50.5‐degree East, an orbital slotsecured on a recent agreement betweenmu Space and SES, theworld’s leading satellite operator. It isexpectedtoprovidebroadbandandInternetofThings(IoT)serviceviasatellite,andwillhavealifespanofat least 15 years. According tomu Space’s plan, the companywill launch its own satellite in the early2020saboardNewGlenn,aspacevehicleofUS‐basedaerospacemanufacturerBlueOrigin.VirginOrbit’s LauncherOne to Join Spaceflight’sGrowingPortfolio of LaunchVehicles for SmallSatelliteRideshareJune25,2018‐Spaceflight, thecompanyreinventingthemodel forlaunchingsmallsatellites intospace,andVirginOrbit announced theyhavesignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding (MoU) foramission toLowEarthOrbit(LEO)in2019.VirginOrbit’sCosmicGirl,adedicated747‐400carrieraircraft,willcarryLauncherOne(whichwillhouseSpaceflight’scustomersmallsats)toanaltitudeofapproximately35,000feet before release for its rocket‐powered flight to orbit. The two‐stage expendable rocket, which iscurrently in the final stages of qualification, canplace about 300‐500kilograms into orbit. VirginOrbitaimstoconductmultiplemissions toLEO in2018.Spaceflighthas launchedmore than140satellites todate from a variety of launch vehicles including Falcon 9, PSLV, Dnepr, Antares, and Soyuz. It recentlyannouncedagreementsforlaunchesonElectron,Vega,andnowLauncherOne.

EXECUTIVEMOVESInaLuiJoinsAsiaSatasVPofBusinessDevelopment&StrategyJune 1, 2018 ‐ AsiaSat has announced that Ina Lui has been named Vice President of BusinessDevelopmentandStrategy,responsiblefordrivingnewbusinessandstrategicinitiativesforthecompany.Ina brings over 25 years of experience in the satellite, telecommunications and technology sectors,


coveringareasinsales,marketing,productandbusinessdevelopment.ShehasworkedinSingapore,SouthChinaandHongKong, andhasheld seniormanagementpositionsatABS, Intelsat,PanAmSatandHongKongTelecom.PriortojoiningAsiaSat,InawasatABSasManagingDirector,SalesAsiaPacificwhereshewas responsible for salesandbusiness initiatives for the region. Inaholds aBachelorofArtsdegree inBusinessStudiesfromtheCityUniversityofHongKong.MDAAppointsChrisPogueasPresidentofMDAGovernmentJune12,2018‐MDAannouncedtheappointmentofChrisPoguetoserveasPresidentofthenewlycreateddivision,MDAGovernment. Inaddition,MDAhasannouncedanorganizationalshift tobetteralignwiththemarket and customers’ needs.Mr. Pogueassumes responsibility for takingMDAGovernment to thenext levelofgrowthandprofitabilityandwill report toMikeGreenley, theGroupPresidentofMDA.Mr.Poguewill have responsibility for the following lines of business; Defence, Earth Observation Systems,Enterprise IT, andGovernmentSpaceRobotics.Most recently, Mr. Pogue served as Vice President, Mission Systems International and Vice President Public Safety and Security Solutions at General Dynamics Mission Systems where he has worked for 8 years. Prior to General Dynamics, Chris was President of CAE Defence and Professional Services. Prior to joining the private sector, Chris had a very successful 18 year career in the Canadian Air Force. FireflyAerospaceWelcomesLeslieKovacsasVicePresidentofBusinessDevelopmentJune13,2018‐FireflyAerospacehasannouncedthatLeslieKovacshasjoinedFireflyasVicePresidentofBusinessDevelopment.Kovacs hasover 30 years of space launch industry experience,most recently atUnitedLaunchAlliance(ULA)asDirectorofExecutiveBranchaffairswherehehelpedshapefederalpolicyandacquisitionapproachesforthe$57BEvolvedExpendableLaunchVehicle(EELV)program.KovacswillbebasedinFirefly’sWashingtonD.C.office.DaveRyantoLeadViasat’sSpaceSystemsBusinessJune20,2018‐ViasatInc.announcedDaveRyanwillleadtheCompany’sSpaceSystemsbusiness,effectiveimmediately.Ryanwillprovidestrategicguidanceandoversightforthesatellitesystemdesign,fabrication,test and operations of Viasat’s highly‐technical and complex global satellite constellation roadmap. Inadditiontoleadingoverallspacecraftdevelopment,Ryanwillalsoleadtheteamsfocusedonsatelliteandlaunchsystemprocurementandpartnerships.DaveRyan joinedViasat in2016.Hebroughtawealthofexperience leading programs, teams and businesses in the space systems industry, having served asPresidentofBoeingSatelliteSystemsInternationalandhavingheldsimilarsenior‐levelrolesatNorthropGrumman.

REPORTSIn‐flightConnectivitytoGenerate$37BillioninNextDecadeJune4,2018‐NSR’sAeronauticalSatcomMarkets,6thEditionreportforecastsinflightconnectivity(IFC)willgenerate$37billionincumulativerevenueby2027.ThisrevenuewillbedrivenprimarilybynewHTSservicesandgreaterpenetrationinallregionsoftheworld.NSRprojectsdemandwillreachalmost295GbpsofHTScapacityandmorethan92transpondersofFSSKu‐banddemandby2027.NSRestimatesonlyone‐quarterofall IATA‐registeredairlineshadsometypeofpassenger IFCundercontractat theendof2017.HTScapacitydealssignedinthelast3yearsarestartingtoroll‐outacrossfleetsofbothwide‐bodyandnarrow‐bodyaircraft.However,aslowerthanexpectedpaceofinstallsdelayedrevenuegenerationasmarginssufferinthefaceoflowercapacitypricesandairlineswantinginon‘sharingthesavings’.TheIoTPlatformMarketEnteredaConsolidationPhaseJune 15, 2018 ‐ According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firmBerg Insight, the globalmarketforIoTdevicemanagementandapplicationenablementplatformsreachedUS$1.1billionin2017.Growingatacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of36.2percent,thetotalmarketvalueisexpectedtoreach US$ 4.9 billion in 2022. IoT platforms provide middleware to connect and manage devices andintegratecollecteddataintovariousapplicationsandservices.TheseplatformsareintendedtoreducethecostanddevelopmenttimeforIoTsolutionsbyprovidingstandardizedcomponentsthatenterprisescanbuildupon.TheIoTplatformmarketisnotablycrowdedandhostsamultitudeofplayersspanningfromsmall start‐ups to major companies in the technology and industrial sectors. These companies havedevelopedofferingsthattypicallyhaveaspecificfocusonasetofcapabilities,oftenrelatedtotheircore


businesses.GEandPTCspearheadedtheeffortofpromotingIoTintheindustrialsectoronabroaderscale.Over60%ofCommercialAircrafttobeConnectedby2027June19,2018‐AccordingtoEuroconsult'snewlyreleasereport,ProspectsforIn‐FlightEntertainment&Connectivity,over23,000commercialaircraftwillofferconnectivitytotheirpassengersby2027,upfrom7,400aircraft in2017.The increase inconnectedaircraftand inbandwidthconsumptionperpassengerwillsupportgrowth.Tothatrespect,theabilitytosupportvideostreamingonalargescaleshallbeagamechanger. The revenueper aircraft per year shall constantly rise in the comingyears tomatch the ever‐increasingneedforbandwidth.Still,theneedtoimproveprofitmargins,andtobenefitfromeconomiesofscale,shallfavorverticalintegrationandconsolidationintheIFCvaluechain.Competitionwillbestrongbetween leading suppliers and new entrants, with our research benchmarking the positioning ofmainmarketplayersincludingPanasonicAvionics,Gogo,ThalesInFlyt,GlobalEagle,InmarsatandViaSat.WTAReleasesCloudServicesforTeleportOperatorsJune 28, 2018 ‐WTA (World Teleport Association) releases its newmarket report ‘Cloud Services forTeleportOperators.’Itexplorestheopportunitiesthatpartnershipwithcloudserviceproviderscanofferteleports, the technical and policy requirements for interconnection, andwhat cloud service providerswantfromtheiroutsidepartners.Italsoexploresthecompetitivethreatthatcloudoperatorspresentandhowteleportoperatorscanbestrespond.MaritimeSATCOMMarketstoGenerate$4.7BillioninAnnualRevenueby2027July2,2018 ‐NSR’sMaritimeSATCOMMarkets,6thEdition report,published today, forecastsMaritimeSATCOM will generate $36 Billion in cumulative revenues through 2027. Driven by the migration ofunconnected vessels to MSS, MSS customers to VSAT, and VSAT vessels to even higher throughputs,revenuegrowthwillapproach7%from2017–2027.

UPCOMINGEVENTSAPSAT2018,3‐4July,Jakarta,Indonesia,http://assi.or.id/en/WorldSatelliteBusinessWeek,10‐14September,Paris,France,http://www.satellite‐business.com/enIBC2018,14‐18September,Amsterdam,theNetherlands,https://show.ibc.org/VSATGlobal2018,18‐21September,London,U.K.,https://tmt.knect365.com/vsat‐global/ MyanmarConnect2018,19‐20September,NayPyiTaw,Myanmar, http://www.capacityconferences.com/Myanmar‐Connect

APSCC2018SatelliteConferenceandExhibition,2‐4October2018,Jakarta,Indonesia, http://apsccsat.com

APSCC2018YouthDevelopmentWorkshop,4October2018,Jakarta,Indonesia, http://apsccsat.com/workshop/SatelliteInnovation2018,9‐11October2018,SiliconValley,CA,USA, https://2018.satelliteinnovation.com/VSATCongress2018,15‐16October,WashingtonD.C.,USA,https://www.vsatcongress.comBroadcastIndonesia2018,24‐26October,Jakarta,Indonesia,www.broadcast‐indonesia.com


GlobalMilSatCom2018,6‐8November,LondonU.K.,https://www.smi‐online.co.uk/defence/uk/global‐milsatcom Asia‐Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF‐25), 6‐9 November, Singapore,https://www.aprsaf.org/annual_meetings/aprsaf25/meeting_details.php?mail159EditorialsandInquiriesNews,comments,andsuggestionscanbesenttotheeditorat:InhoSeo,Editor,APSCCPublicationsAsia‐PacificSatelliteCommunicationsCouncil(APSCC)T‐1602,170,Seohyeon‐ro,Bundang‐gu,Seongnam‐si, Gyeonggi‐do,SEOUL13590,Rep.ofKOREATel:+82317836247 Fax:+82317836249E‐mail:[email protected] Website:www.apscc.or.kr AboutAPSCCAPSCC isanon‐profit, internationalorganizationrepresentingall sectorsof satelliteand space‐related industries.Theaim of the organization is to exchange views and ideas on satellite technologies, systems, policies and outer spaceactivities ingeneralalongwith satellitecommunications includingbroadcasting for thebettermentof theAsia‐Pacificregion.Conferences,forums,workshops,andexhibitionsareorganizedthroughregionalcoordinationwithitsmembersinordertopromotenewservicesandbusinessesviasatelliteaswellasouterspaceactivities.APSCCmembershipisopentoanygovernmentbody,publicorprivateorganization,association,orcorporationthatisinvolvedinsatelliteservices,riskmanagement or associate fields such as data‐casting, informatics,multi‐media, telecommunications and other outer‐spacerelatedactivitieswithinterestsintheAsia‐Pacificregion.Moreinformationisavailableatwww.apscc.or.kr.

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