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More Africa NewsKonnect Africa offers Broadband Internet Connection to all Isolation Centers in Sokoto State, Nigeria to fight against Covid-19

July 7, 2020by myles0

Konnect, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) (www.Eutelsat.com), pursues its ambition to connect the entire African continent to very high speed Internet, and more particularly in this context of the current health crisis. Konnect has recently proposed to offer broadband internet connection to isolation centers to fight against Covid-19 in Sokoto, a north-western state...

More Africa NewsYahsat Names Andrew Cole as New Chief Financial Officer

July 3, 2020by myles0

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the leading UAE-based global satellite operator, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Cole as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume the position from 1 July onwards. Andrew joins Yahsat soon after the company boosted its leadership with four Emirati executive appointments to lead its government,...

More Africa NewsAfrica: Intelsat and AMN announce successful connection to mobile services of a thousand remote locations

April 28, 2020by myles0

Intelsat, the satellite telecoms service provider, and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), a group of companies whose mission is to build mobile network base stations for rural communities in Africa in sub-Saharan Africa, announce, in April, the successful connection to the mobile network of a thousand landlocked localities in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of people, it is...

More Africa NewsAfrica: New satellite deal to bolster connectivity in Africa

April 24, 2020by myles0

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has penned a deal with Czech Republic-based telecommunications services provider GiTy to strengthen the delivery of internet connectivity across Africa via C-band capacity. AMOS-17 is a high throughput satellite designed specifically to meet Africa’s fast-growing communication demands, leveraging its built-in C-Band HTS, Ka-Band and Ku-Band capabilities. The satellite...

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More Industry InsightsAlliance to bolster satellite broadband coverage in West Africa

April 17, 2020by myles0

Satellite and broadband communication service provider CSS has announced a partnership with Forsway, a provider of innovative solutions for combining satellite with existing terrestrial technologies, to deliver affordable broadband in the West Africa region. The partnership will leverage CSS’ local expertise, Arabsat’s Xtend Africa managed service and Forsway’s satellite broadband extension to achieve set goals....

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More Industry InsightsIn bankruptcy, OneWeb seeks a financial loan in which SoftBank is the leader

April 16, 2020by myles0

Internet connectivity provider OneWeb, present in certain markets in Africa, filed for a financial loan before the American courts on April 10. The company that declared bankruptcy in March 2020 wants to raise between $ 75 and $ 300 million to continue operating while trying to sell its specter assets. The Japanese holding company SoftBank Corp...

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More Africa NewsRwandan ICT Minister Paula Ingabire says OneWeb bankruptcy will not affect the country

April 7, 2020by myles0

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”...

More Africa NewsOrange adopts SES Networks O3b mPOWER to develop telecoms services in remote areas of Africa

February 28, 2020by myles0

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...

More Africa NewsNigeria: Viasat seeks spectrum frequency for satellite connectivity

February 24, 2020by myles0

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...

More Africa NewsNigeria: Viasat Prospects on the Internet Market of Nigeria

February 14, 2020by myles

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...

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