Rural areas of Africa are currently the focus of attention of several telecom companies. These long neglected market niches are gaining in economic value. Eutelsat and Facebook believe that providing them with connectivity will also help boost their social development. Connectivity provider Eutelsat Communications and US company Facebook signed a partnership agreement on Friday, May 7 to...
American space company, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is in advanced talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bring its Starlink satellite internet into Nigeria. Starlink’s Market Access Director for Africa, Ryan Goodnight along with SpaceX consultant, Levin paid a visit to the NCC where they discussed the possibility and process of obtaining licenses to operate the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) to enable the rollout of 5G services in the West African country. The agreement will lead to the freeing up of spectrum in the 3.5GHz-3.9GHz range which is currently used by NigComSat satellites, but will...
SpaceX’s satellite Internet service – Starlink – has recorded more than 500,000 orders and deposits from customers. Starlink uses satellites that are over 60 times closer to Earth than traditional satellites, resulting in lower latency (the time it takes to send data from one point to the next) and the ability to support services typically...
Senator Guy Loando has decided to respond to the concerns of the President of the Republic in terms of digital inclusion. The populations of the province of Equateur will soon have better access to the Internet. The Widal Foundation will bring broadband to Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. It signed a memorandum of understanding to this...
The satellite connectivity industry is readying to open up in SA, with new entrants looking to set up shop in the local market. So say industry players and analysts following reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has opened pre-orders for its Starlink satellite service in SA. However, the satellite industry in SA has been thriving in...
The federal government yesterday disclosed that Nigeria would leverage on the Nigerian Satellite (NigComSat-1R) to deepen broadband penetration in the country. It also expressed its readiness to train 600 Nigerian youths on Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) installations and core skills. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, stated this in Abuja...
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has confirmed to MyBroadband that it is in discussions with SpaceX regarding its satellite-based Starlink Internet service. SpaceX this week opened pre-orders for its fast, low-latency satellite broadband service across the world, including in South Africa. Those interested in signing up can put down a deposit of $99 to...
Satellite internet service, Starlink is now available for pre-order in South Africa. The SpaceX subsidiary is offering a limited number of subscribers the chance to experience its high-speed, low-latency broadband beta service – said to be suited for areas where connectivity has been unreliable or completely unavailable. Starlink uses satellites that are over 60 times...
Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Egyptian Space Agency Mohamed el Qousi said on Monday Egypt is working on a key project related to building 35 education satellites for the benefit of students, specialists and engineers to give them the opportunity to learn, perform programming, and control those satellites. The move comes as part of...
