Satellite Networks

Sonema has extended its agreement with Intelsat SA for satellite services to support enterprise networks in Africa.

Satellite operator SES S.A. has announced a multi-year agreement with MADA Communications International to provide Internet services in Juba, South Sudan.

Telecom Egypt is deploying solutions from Intelsat SA to support communications services in the country.

Gilat Satcom has gone live on O3b’s ‘Fibre in the Sky’ satellite network, offering latency and throughput comparable to fibre.

Palau Telecoms has increased network capacity for the fourth time in 20 months, growing its service capacity by 70% over this period.

Eutelsat and BICS have partnered to launch an on-demand connectivity solution for African telecom operators.

Eutelsat Communications and Yahsat have signed a multi-year capacity agreement to provide high-performance commercial Ka-band capacity to Eutelsat’s African broadband venture Broadband for Africa.

Satellite communications and network service provider SpeedCast International has finalised a joint venture in Ghana, strengthening the company’s commitment to provide high quality Pan-African coverage.

O3b Networks has announced that it has been commissioned to more than double the bandwidth capacity of South Sudanese ISP RCS-Communication.

Pan-African telecommunications provider Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced Africa’s first roll-out of Satmotion from Integrasys.

IFC has announced that it has successfully completed a landmark six-year project with satellite operator O3b Networks Ltd.

Global telecom service provider Sonema has selected Comtech EF Data Corp’s Heights networking platform to expand its satellite networking capabilities across the African continent.

Avanti Communications Group and Bentley Walker have signed a new contract to provide superfast satellite broadband in Tanzania.  

Ruralweb Telecomunicações has deployed Gilat Satellite Networks’ solution for its rural broadband VSAT network. 

O3b Networks is supporting Digicel Samoa’s LTE services by providing core connectivity services to the operator through its O3b satellite enabled network.

Gilat Satellite Networks is implementing a turnkey solution for the delivery of broadband and cellular services via satellite throughout rural Ghana for Dizengoff Ghana, a subsidiary of UK-based Balton CP Limited.

AfricaOnline and Intelsat have partnered to provide a managed broadband internet service for sub-Saharan Africa.

iWayAfrica and Avanti have announced that consumer and business customers in Kenya can now benefit from increased downlink speeds to 15Mbps in a move that will improve their satellite connectivity.

ABS has successfully launched its ABS-2A satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 full thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Satellite data communications services provider Avanti Communications Group has signed a two year contract extension with Imarasat.

French Polynesia’s Office des Postes et Telecommunications (OPT) has signed a new and expanded contract with Intelsat for Ku-band satellite solutions on Intelsat 18, located at 180° East.

Palau National Communications Corporation has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to increase its allotted capacity to bring faster, more reliable connectivity to Palau.

SES and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd are partnering to launch the SES Enterprise+ Hybrid Broadband in Asia powered by SkyEdge II-c Libra.

STC (Saudi Telecommunication Company) has expanded its relationship with Intelsat and entered into a new contract for satellite services on Intelsat 15 located at 85.15° East.

SES have partnered with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom) to provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite.

Yahsat and Tele10 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at improving internet connectivity in Rwanda, Burundi and East Democratic Republic of the Congo.

TAQNIA Space, Skyware Technologies and Crescent have signed a joint venture agreement in Saudi Arabia with KACST as the technology partner.

Peruvian market leader Telefonica del Peru has placed orders for Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to extend cellular and broadband coverage to rural areas nationwide.

Eutelsat Communications today announced it has selected Gilat Satellite Networks to power a range of new broadband solutions in Western Russia to launch commercially in July.

SES has chosen the Djibouti Teleport facility managed by BringCom to install additional antennas and equipment (TVRO/DVB) for video broadcast applications in the sub-Saharan Africa region.