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Jan 6, 2021

Md. cybersecurity company acquires Fairfax company’s product line

Columbia, Maryland-based cybersecurity company Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Fairfax-based Trident’s Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The ACS product line includes voice over IP, video teleconference, cross domain solution and full-motion video filtering capabilities. The acquisition a[...]

Dec 16, 2020

Northam proposes $240M for pandemic response

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and frontline medical workers receive the first vaccine doses, Gov. Ralph Northam called on the General Assembly to allocate $240 million toward pandemic response in his proposed budget amendments released Wednesday. “The budget I present today preserves our focus on flexibility, targeted investments and help for Virginians. While we […]

Dec 1, 2020

Intelsat closes $400M cash deal for commercial aviation business

McLean-based communications satellite services provider Intelsat Corp. announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of in-flight broadband connectivity provider Gogo Inc.’s commercial aviation business for $400 million in cash. The acquisition was first announced in early September. Intelsat plans to pair its satellite and ground network to Gogo’s customer base of more than 3,000[...]

Klas Government's new branding
Nov 23, 2020

Herndon telecom company rebrands

Herndon-based government and military communications company Klas Telecom announced Friday it is rebranding as Klas Government. Founded in 1991, Klas Government was established to connect students in remote areas using satellite technology, and later evolved to include services for government, public safety and transportation customers. “As a company, Klas Government has evolved, our tech ha[...]

Nov 11, 2020

Mitre tech foundation launches 5G consortium

McLean-based The Mitre Corp. announced Tuesday that its tech foundation, Engenuity, has launched a consortium with a goal of bringing together government, industry and academic institutions to advance innovations in 5G technology. The Open Generation Consortium’s founding members are Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Verizon, Altiostar, First iZ, Hush Aerospace, Kittyhawk, CTIA – The Wireless Associa[...]

Bill Versen
Nov 10, 2020

Reston telecom company taps comms market president

Reston-based telecommunications infrastructure company Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced Tuesday that Bill Versen has been promoted as president of the communications market. Versen joined TNS in 2018 as the company’s chief product officer. In his new role, he will oversee sales and go-to-market strategy. He will also continue in his role as CPO, overseeing product […]

Nov 5, 2020

Roanoke tech company buys Md.-based fiber optic manufacturer

Roanoke-based optical technology company Luna Innovations Inc. announced late last week it has acquired Owings Mills, Maryland-based fiber optic equipment manufacturer New Ridge Technologies LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  New Ridge Technologies develops and manufactures fiber optic test and measurement equipment and advanced fiber optic subsystems for telecommunication appl[...]

Oct 16, 2020

GTT Communications to sell infrastructure division for $2.15B

McLean-based telecommunications company GTT Communications Inc., which provides high-speed internet and cloud networking services to more than 144 countries, announced Friday it will sell its infrastructure division to Miami, Florida-based I Squared Capital for $2.15 billion. Under the definitive purchase agreement, I Squared Capital would obtain GTT’s Pan-European, North American, subsea an[...]

Oct 13, 2020

Reston-based NII Holdings Inc. to dissolve

Reston-based NII Holdings Inc. announced last week it has filed a petition in a Delaware court to dissolve the company 10 months after it divested its one remaining operating unit, which sold wireless communication services under the Nextel brand to América Móvil. On Dec. 18, 2019, NII Holdings closed the $948.5 million sale of its […]

Sep 21, 2020

JBG Smith purchases broadband spectrum from FCC

JBG Smith announced Monday it has purchased seven blocks of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum in Arlington County and Alexandria from the Federal Communications Commission, an acquisition that will allow the Bethesda, Maryland-based developer to build a 5G network in the National Landing area, where Amazon.com Inc. is building its HQ2 East Coast headquarters. […]

Sep 9, 2020

McLean firm wins $7.3M DARPA 5G security contract

McLean-based computer and network security company Kryptowire LLC won a four-year, $7.3 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conduct research and development services for 5G mobile network security, according to a Department of Defense statement released Tuesday.  Under the contract, Kryptowire will work under DARPA’s Open, Programmable, Secure 5G ([...]

Sep 1, 2020

McLean satellite operator to buy in-flight broadband biz for $400M

McLean-based communications satellite services provider Intelsat Corp. announced Monday it will acquire in-flight broadband connectivity provider Gogo Inc.’s commercial aviation business for $400 million. Under the acquisition, Intelsat plans to pair its satellite and ground network to Gogo’s base of more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, according to a company statement. The transaction[...]

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