EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Ascend Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.         The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.         The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

Dated: May 21, 2012

/s/ Craig dos Santos

Craig dos Santos

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer)

Dated: May 21, 2012

/s/ Jonathan J. Ledecky

Jonathan J. Ledecky

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial and accounting officer)