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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday, February 7th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Abu Dhabi Investment Group, KBBO with a substantial stake in NMC Healthcare, is the largest healthcare provider in the region and fifth in the world. The Group currently operates in the UAE and across the Middle East with interests in Health Care, Education, Retail, and Venture Capital as part of its growth strategy.  With the appointment of Mr. Ziad Kanaan as the CIO, a new post within the group, KBBO has demonstrated its ambitious plans to expand into new sectors within the healthcare and education markets.

According to KBBO Group’s CEO, Mr. Yazen Abu Gulal, “We are delighted to have Mr. Kanaan as a member of our management team as we enter this new era of Group’s rapid expansion of services, facilities, and outreach. We recently acquired 800 hospital beds in Egypt, opened two hospitals in Dubai, each with a 100 bed capacity, and we have allocated 500 million dirh ... Read more »

Nine-year USAF contract is the latest long-term engine contract awarded to CTS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Tuesday, February 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CTS Engines, LLC, the global leader for mature jet engine maintenance, today announced that it had completed the United States Air Force’s Depot Readiness Review for the USAF’s KC-10 engine program. With this completion, CTS can immediately commence providing MRO services on the CF6-50C2 engine fleet powering the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft under the previously awarded KC-10 engine maintenance contract. The nine-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract was awarded in 2017 to CTS and its partner, Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Services, Inc.

“We are pleased today to announce the commencement of the KC-10 engine maintenance contract,” said Brian Neff, Founder and CEO of CTS Engines. “This milestone further cements C ... Read more »

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Tuesday, February 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Anpac Bio-Medical Science Company (Anpac Bio), and its internationally-acclaimed medical research partners and hospitals, are celebrating “World Cancer Day” (#WorldCancerDay) and “National Cancer Prevention Month” (#NationalCancerPreventionMonth) by surpassing a new, global milestone: processing over 60,000, independently-corroborated cases of Anpac Bio’s proprietary, “Cancer Differentiation Analysis” (CDA) liquid biopsy tests worldwide.

World-renowned, Second Military Medical University and its affiliated Changhai Hospital (CH) in Shanghai, China, have conducted 4,000+ CDA liquid biopsy tests since 2014. Submitting Lung, Esophageal Cancer, and cancer-free control group blood samples, “blinded” to Anpac Bio, CH concluded CDA is a remarkably accurate, non-invasive test, supporting both early diagnosis, and monitoring treatment effective ... Read more »

ISTANBUL-Wednesday, February 7th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- P.I. Works, the leading provider of mobile network planning, management and optimization solutions worldwide, continues to expand its global presence with new customer wins. Smartfren, a prominent LTE-Advanced operator in Indonesia, selects P.I. Works as the sole supplier of the field proven uSON solution. As a part of the contract, Smartfren will deploy uSON’s Centralized SON and Performance Management products across its entire network.

Christian Daigneault, Smartfren CTO, said, “We have an ambition to grow our LTE-Advanced network and deliver a premium experience to Smartfren’s growing subscriber base. We see P.I. Works as a long term, strategic partner in this endeavor.” He also added, “After a thorough analysis and evaluation period, we selected P.I. Works based on its strong customer references and field-proven capabilities worldwide.”

Smartfren&r ... Read more »

Show Set to Take Place in Los Angeles on September 12 – 14, Will Highlight the Intersection of Mobile, Media and Entertainment and Content

ATLANTA-Tuesday, February 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today announced details of the 2018 Mobile World Congress Americas including the first confirmed participating companies, exhibitors, programs and activities taking place at the event’s second annual gathering. Under the theme “Imagine a Better Future,” Mobile World Congress Americas will take place September 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The GSMA expects that approximately 25,000 professionals and more than 1,000 companies from across the mobile industry and adjacent industry sectors will participate at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018.

“We’re looking forward to the second edition of Mobile World Congress Americas and the move to Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world. This year&r ... Read more »

LONDON-Saturday, February 3rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading crypto publishing platform Zloadr has announced that it will be launching a selection of its popular content and online tools in a wide range of alternative languages in the near future. In a bid to improve Zloadr’s global accessibility and bridge the notable gap between online information and international traders, specific aspects of the platform are expected to be available in Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Indonesian, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese, amongst other languages.

News of Zloadr’s ongoing dedication to improving its global presence, visibility, and accessibility comes at a time when interest in both cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is rapidly rising around the world. This highlights a growing need for platforms such as Zloadr to expand their international services to meet ever increasing demand, as well as the needs, requirements, and preferen ... Read more »

 SES Video and long-standing partner Telekom Srbija extend partnership to broadcast an additional three TV channels and three radio stations for RTS (Radio Television of Serbia)

LUXEMBOURG-Monday, February 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Serbian public broadcaster RTS now transmits its entire bouquet of nine TV channels and four radio stations via Astra 5 degrees East, following an extension deal between SES and Telekom Srbija.

Under the agreement announced by SES, the telecommunications company Telekom Srbija is leasing additional capacity on an ASTRA satellite to broadcast three additional RTS TV channels (RTS1, RTS2 and RTS Poletarac, a channel for children) and three radio stations (Radio Beograd 202, Radio Beograd 2 and Radio Beograd 3).

Telekom Srbija and SES have an existing agreement to broadcast six TV channels and one radio station for RTS via 5 degrees East. With this new agreement, they now transmit the entir ... Read more »

 ULLINK extends its footprint in Spain with first of several new customers in the region
       
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PARIS-Thursday, February 1st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ULLINK, the global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, announced today that Alantra Equities (formerly known as N+1 Equities) has successfully gone live with ULLINK’s high-touch order management system (OMS) ODISYS and NYFIX connectivity hub. Alantra Equities, the Spanish equities broker division of the global mid-market investment banking and asset management specialist Alantra, went live in advance of the January MiFID deadline to ensure full compliance with the new regulations.

Alantra Equities decided to replace its existing platform with a modular solution that allowed for institutional broking specialisation and offered scalability to cope with future growth. It also needed to ensure ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday, February 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has announced its participation in this year’s Gulfood exhibition in a bid to further boost Japan’s food and beverage exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Following its mandate to promote mutual trade and investment between the two nations, JETRO will be marking its 5th participation in the premier food exhibition with an exclusive culinary show aimed at showcasing how vast and versatile Japanese ingredients are.

The show on 7th February at Raffles Dubai will be a precursor to the Gulfood expo and is aimed at inspiring new flavor in world cuisine through Japanese ingredients.

According to Masami Ando, JETRO Dubai managing director, Japan’s food exports to the UAE were valued at over US$70 million in 2017 significantly contributing towards the growth of Japan’s global export, which hit US$8 billion in 2017.

GovSat’s first satellite, GovSat-1, will be positioned at 21.5 degrees East and provide highly secure capabilities to governments and institutions

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida-Thursday, February 1st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GovSat-1 spacecraft was successfully launched into space today on board a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 4:25 PM EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

GovSat-1 is the first satellite of GovSat, a public private partnership between the Government of Luxembourg and the world-leading satellite operator SES.

The multi-mission satellite will be located at the 21.5 degrees East orbital slot, to serve governmental and institutional customers over Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and provide extensive maritime coverage over the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, and the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

The highly flexible and resilient GovSat-1 payload features advanced security capabili ... Read more »