Satellite Networks

SpeedCast International has been appointed by NEDA Telecommunications to build a satellite connected secured private network for a ministry office for the Government of Afghanistan.

O3b Networks and SpeedCast International Limited have announced an agreement to provide connectivity over O3b’s satellite network.

Detecon Al Saudia has renewed and expanded its contract with Intelsat S.A. for Ku-band satellite services.

Intelsat has announced an agreement with SkyNet de Colombia to support a new project launched by the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with existing partner IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom) in Africa.

The Solomon Telekom Company, which operates as Our Telekom, has upgraded its capacity with O3b Networks.

Palau’s National Communications Corporation (PNCC) is upgrading its services with O3b following the launch of its PalauCel 3G service in 2015.

Brazilian infrastructure firm Telebras has ordered Ka-Band hub facilities from Advantech Wireless as part of the Programa Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL), Brazil’s national broadband access initiative.

Satellite CSP SpeedCast has signed an agreement with O3b Networks to deliver state-of-the-art O3b satellite connectivity in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Peruvian investment fund Fitel has awarded a regional telecommunications infrastructure project to satellite operator Gilat Satellite Networks.

SES Techcom Services and Solarkiosk AG have formed a two-year partnership to deliver high-quality connectivity to communities worldwide.

Satellite operator SES S.A. partnered with Burkina Faso’s electoral body CENI (Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante) to enable secure digital transmission of the country’s recent electoral results.

Global satellite operator Eutelsat and infrastructure provider Camusat have partnered to deliver turnkey connectivity solutions for mobile operators in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Intersat is expanding its internet service offerings to East Africa via  a new agreement with SES S.A.

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced partnerships with Hughes Networks Systems and iWayAfrica to support its African expansion.

Spacecom is cooperating with Cameroon ISP Ringo S.A. to deliver the region’s first large-scale cellular-satellite hybrid broadband Internet project.

Satellite operator SES S.A has partnered with Softwire Digital Solutions to implement countrywide e-learning solutions in Nigeria.

Intelsat has been selected by the Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicações de Moçambique to deliver satellite solutions for broadband connectivity.

Zimbabwean internet service provider Dandemutande Investments has announced the relaunch of its iWayAfrica Ka-band VSAT service.

Global wholesale carrier for voice, mobile data and capacity services BICS has launched RouteFlex, an automated business continuity and optimisation solution developed to address the need for enhanced connectivity in Africa.

Tanzanian market leader TTCL has launched 100% national broadband coverage.

Project Loon has signed an agreement to provide internet coverage in Sri Lanka, marking the first formal agreement between the Google initiative and a national government.

Intelsat SA has signed a multi-year agreement with Axesat SA for satellite services on its high-performance Intelsat EpicNG platform.

Globalstar has launched a new gateway in Gabarone, Botswana, allowing it to deliver affordable simplex coverage over the African continent.

O3b Networks has announced a multi-year agreement to provide additional trunking services to the Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC).

O3b Networks has signed strategic framework agreement to provide IP trunking services to Bharti Airtel for Timor-Leste.

O3b Networks is providing additional trunking services to Digicel PNG in Papua New Guinea, the Digicel Group’s largest market.

O3b Networks is providing trunking services to SpeedCast for its customer Christmas Island Internet Administration Limited (CIIA).

Zimbabwean incumbent TelOne has signed an extension to its connectivity contract with Avanti.

Gondwana International Networks (GIN), parent company to Africa Online, is expanding its VSAT services in Tanzania.

Gilat Satellite Networks is providing a Ku-band SkyEdge II VSAT network for the Filipino market leader PLDT.