Satellite Networks

A study examining the impact the SAT-3 fibre-optic submarine cable has had on telecommunications in four African countries has found that the potential of this major cable has not been properly exploited. Instead, ownership of the cable by telecoms incumbents in the countries researched has reinforced their market positions...

The Global VSAT Forum has issued a plea for its members to support the recent ITU initiative "Connect the World". The Forum believes that the initiative will bring the power of its private-sector members to bear in increasing the developing world's access to communications...

Thirty satellite terminals deployed by ITU have helped restore vital communication links in remote and underserved areas of Bangladesh, a country recently ravaged by floods...

Less than three months remain before the governments of the world meet at this year's World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) to decide whether to re-assign C-band for the terrestrial-wireless sector...

Iridium Satellite has become an official supplier to Connect Africa, a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to introduce mobile communication and public service facilities for rural communities across Africa. Iridium will supply satellite voice and data services...

Several recent stories reported by Developing Telecoms have revealed the rise in importance of ICT and telephony to Nigeria. One more example of this trend is UK-based Gateway Communications' purchase of GS Telecom. Gateway gains a foothold in Nigeria, not to mention greater subscriber numbers throughout Africa...

Currently boasting the largest subscriber base of satellite handheld users, UAE-based Thuraya will be launching a new satellite, Thuraya-3, by the end of March 2007...

Emerging Markets Communications has won the contract to provide satellite communications and to integrate United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees offices worldwide...

Advantech AMT, the Montreal-based manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, is looking to enhance the quality of the terrestrial microwave products it introduced earlier this year...

Just a few days ago four Norwegians, one Swede and one Peruvian reached their destination of Tahiti on Tangaroa, a replica of explorer Thor Heyerdahl's famous Kon-Tiki raft...

Intersputnik Holding, a subsidiary of the Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications, has won a tender to design, build and put into operation satellite earth stations for the Golden Telecom satellite network within the Russian Federation...

A private African network is to benefit from the supply of 55 VSATs manufactured by PolarSat...

Turkish satellite operator Turksat has ordered its sixth communications satellite from France' s Alcatel...

Quebec-based PolarSat is supplying its FlexiDAMA hub and remote terminals to the Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company...

Globalcom Satellite is now unveiling the Nera WorldPro 1000 portable satellite terminal. The terminal will operate via Inmarsat's powerful new 4th generation satellite network on a service called BGAN...

SES Global, the world's largest operator of satellites, is to buy New Skies Satellites for US$760 million...

Iridium is now providing the satellite data links for an e-mail solution serving the passengers and crew of MV Polar Star, an expedition cruise ship that specialises in excursions from Antarctica to the Arctic .

Iridium Satellite has reported a 30% jump in the number of its maritime industry subscribers since January this year...

Cameroon will soon enjoy the benefits of a telecoms spinal cord carried in a backbone stretching right down the country...