Cable & Satellite
Cables will kick-start Africa's broadband era - Pyramid Research
Friday, 18 September 2009 09:08
Tariffs 72% cheaper, broadband adoption rising by 28% per annum compound, and only one African coastal state without cable access. These ambitious and inspiring predictions are made by Pyramid Research in its latest report Africa connects: undersea cables to drive an African broadband boom.
Reliance, China Telecom open first land cable between India and China
Monday, 07 September 2009 11:38
Designed to benefit local business and personal consumers by avoiding existing maritime links, the first terrestrial cable to directly connect China and India is now in service. Joint constructors are Reliance Globalcom and China Telecom...
East Africa - broadband marches on
Friday, 21 August 2009 11:38
Following the recent prolific deployment of cabling systems in the seas around East Africa, two highly-respected organisations, the Christian Science Monitor and the BBC, have been bringing their customers up-to-date. Michael Schwartz reviews the articles...
ILS Proton launches AsiaSat 5 satellite
Thursday, 20 August 2009 16:12
International Launch Services (ILS), which provides mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, has carried the AsiaSat 5 satellite into orbit on its ILS Proton on behalf of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) of Hong Kong...
KVH mini-VSAT broadband goes live in Asia-Pacific waters
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 12:56
Supported by Sky Perfect JSAT, KVH's newest mini-VSAT coverage area now supports broadband Internet and voice services for maritime and aeronautical applications...
Legal Protection of Submarine Cables in Latin America
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 14:34
Issue 45 of Submarine Telecoms Forum contains an article by Dr Andrés J Fígoli Pacheco, a Senior Legal Counsel with Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) in Montevideo, Uruguay. He has been engaged in improving the legal framework protecting submarine cables in Latin America...
Gilat’s SkyEdge II to meet Servicio Satelital broadband needs
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 12:30
Gilat Satellite Networks will provide Argentina’s Servicio Satelital with a SkyEdge II satellite communications network to enable broadband Internet connectivity at hundreds of sites nationwide. The sites will include schools, oil and gas firms and retail lottery locations...
ViaSat signs US$53 million contracts for RascomStar-Qaf's new African infrastructure
Friday, 31 July 2009 01:00
Low-density telephony with an Internet option will become more widespread across Africa thanks to two contracts signed by ViaSat and satellite operator RascomStar-Qaf. Valued at US$53 million, the VSAT terminals in the contract are due for delivery between this year and 2011...Page 9 of 21
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