The government of Ethiopia is considering a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to build its first communications satellite that is expected to cost over USD 350 million. Speaking to The Reporter on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, Director of the Ethiopian Space Science Technology Institute, Abdissa Yilma reiterated the government’s urgent demand to build and launch a communications satellite within...
Access to satellite Internet will surge in remote areas of Africa by the end of the year. The Eutelsat Konnect satellite entered service on November 16, 2020. Expected by several Internet connectivity providers, it will help make 2021 a turning point in fixed broadband. On November 16, 2020, the satellite telecom operator Eutelsat Communications announced the...
The Tanzanian pay-TV operator Azam TV has migrated its 7B satellite platform to the 7C model at Eutelsat. The two companies have also renewed their collaboration for several years. The Tanzanian pay-TV operator Azam TV has migrated its platform from Eutelsat’s 7B satellite to the operator’s 7C model. The information was made public on September 21 in...
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA , has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the first SBAS open service in this part of the world via NIGCOMSAT-1R Satellite (managed and operated by Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd.) International public organisation...
Eight satellite operators have shared the 13 new licenses for the provision of telecom services awarded by the NCC. This figure brings to 68 the licenses already issued by the regulator since January 2020. A solution that will respond to the poor telecom coverage in rural areas. The Communications Commission of Nigeria (NCC) has awarded thirteen...
Eutelsat Communications and Paratus, have signed a multi-year distribution agreement to bring high quality network connectivity to South Africa. Paratus will leverage the unprecedented operational flexibility and power of EUTELSAT KONNECT, the new-generation high throughput satellite to bring connectivity to remote and rural locations across South Africa to businesses operating in farming, game farms and...
iSAT Africa has signed with Azercosmos to extend its offer of telecoms and digital satellite services in Africa, mainly in remote areas where demand is increasing. iSAT Africa will use the resources of the Azerspace-2 satellite for this purpose. The provider of digital and telecoms services via satellite, iSAT Africa (also a subsidiary of Wananchi Group...
Eutelsat Communications and Strong Roots Ethiopia Broadcasting Service PLC have concluded a Master Service Agreement for a Ku capacity on a 36 MHz transponder on Eutelsat’s EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite. According to the companies, the capacity will enable Strong Roots to launch a new free to air DTH platform covering Ethiopia as well as...
Spacecom , operator of the AMOS satellites fleet, and Gilat Telecom, a connectivity service provider, have announced a collaboration “to develop a faster, more reliable and more cost-effective satellite service for organisations of all sizes across Africa.” The service uses Spacecom’s AMOS-17 fully digital and advanced High Throughput Satellite (HTS) on both C and Ku...
Telecom Namibia has upgraded its VSAT hub to ensure faster and reliable connectivity for users in remote areas and will soon begin deploying remote terminals to various areas across the country following successful pilot installations. Lukas Shuuya, Acting Chief Technical Information Officer, noted in a press release that the VSAT service, dubbed ‘Satlink’, is an ideal solution for those...
