In an interview with KT Press on April 3, 2020, Rwanda’s ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire said the bankruptcy of satellite internet connectivity provider OneWeb does not will not affect the country. The minister wanted to be reassuring with regard to the investment made by the government in 2019 in OneWeb to launch the “Icyerekezo”...
The mobile operator Orange has announced the adoption of the O3b mPOWER, the next generation medium-orbit (MEO) satellite communication system from the satellite telecom service provider SES. Through this solution, which will provide several terabits of speed to stimulate digital transformation and the adoption of the cloud, which will be operational in 2022, the French...
Commercial satellite communication company Viasat has approached the Nigerian government, via the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for spectrum frequency to enable it to provide high throughput satellite connectivity and internet connectivity to the Nigeria market. Specifically, the company is requesting approval to reserve and use Nigeria’s 28 GHz KA frequency band through its incorporated Nigerian...
The American company Viasat, which specializes in providing Internet connectivity via satellite, is exploring opportunities for expansion on the Nigerian market. A delegation from the company was received at a hearing on February 10, 2020, by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. This meeting is the second, after that of March 4, 2019, that the company...
Global communications service provider Talia has announced the successful completion of beta testing of its Ka-band High Throughput Satellites (HTS) services in more African countries, including Cameroon, DRC, Gambia, Ghana and Congo. This follows constructive meetings with customers and partners at AfricaCom 2019 in Cape Town from 12-14 November. As well as the beta testing...
Egypt will launch its first communication satellite into orbit today (22 November) to improve its communications infrastructure and internet services, and attract investment. Reuters reports that the ‘Tiba-1’ satellite – named after the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes – is scheduled to launch on one of Europe’s Arianespace rockets from a space centre in French...
During a press conference co-organized by the Rwanda Public Services Authority (RURA), the Japanese Embassy in Rwanda and the Ministry of Innovation and ICT, Paula Ingabire, the Minister , announced the placement in orbit of RWASAT-1 in November 2019. The date of 18 was put forward by Patrick Nyirishema, the director general of RURA. RWASAT-1,...
Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) today announced that BTC is doubling its capacity on AMOS-7 communication satellite KU-beams. With this new capacity, BTC is adding cellular backhaul and various long-distance communication services to enhance rural area connectivity. AMOS-7’s KU-band beams enable mobility...
The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) is partnering with Canada-based PortaOne to deploy an integrated digital business and operation support system (B/OSS) known as PortaBilling for Virtual Internet Service Providers (VISPs) in Nigeria and across Africa. Wholly owned by the Nigerian government, NIGCOMSAT operates and commercialises Nigeria’s communications satellite assets, including the NigComSat-1R satellite. The...
Intelsat, a satellite communications provider, has signed a partnership agreement with Stratosat Datacom to provide high-speed Internet connectivity throughout Central Africa. According to Brian Jakins, Intelsat’s Regional Vice President for Africa, the company wants to make broadband more accessible to businesses and communities because it is “essential to support the growth of local and regional economies”...
