Satellite Networks

MEASAT has announced that customers on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful test of 64APSK modulation on the satellite’s high-powered pan-African beam.

Mobile satellite services operator Thuraya has partnered with SOS Children’s Villages International’s Gulf Area Office to bring satellite connectivity to remote communities in the Central African Republic (CAR).

Myanmar-based systems integrator Terabit Wave has ordered Gilat Satellite Networks’ Satcom-On-The-Move terminals for a Myanmar governmental agency. 

Orange Niger is utilizing capacity from satellite services provider Intelsat to expand its cellular network coverage in rural regions of Niger.

Algerian VSAT operator Divona has selected Eutelsat Communications to consolidate its network connectivity offer to mobile telecom operators and enterprises.

Yemeni operator TeleYemen is expanding its agreement with Intelsat to provide additional support for its VSAT network within Yemen.

Satellite service provider Gilat has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement under which Gilat Colombia will use Intelsat Ku-band capacity to support the Kioscos Vive Digital 2 (KVDII) project.

Voting technology and services provider Smartmatic has been awarded a contract by Brazil´s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to guarantee data and voice communications in the 15 most isolated states during the general elections to be held in October.

Gilat Satcom has established a new Point of Presence (PoP) for its East African broadband network in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. 

SES and CETel have signed a new capacity agreement for service on SES’s NSS-7 satellite located at 20 degrees West.

Satellite provider Speedcast has announced that it will expand its Tier 1 IP backbone into Vanuatu.

Intelsat and Vodacom are partnering to bring a managed broadband service to sub-Saharan Africa aimed at the small office/home office (SOHO) and small/medium enterprise (SME) users.

Thuraya and Bharti Airtel have announced an agreement to provide Airtel Africa customers with mobile satellite products and services across 17 countries in Africa.

Nawras, one of the largest wireless operators in Oman, has signed a capacity agreement on SES’s NSS-6 satellite.

VSAT systems operator and integrator Nynex satellite OHG has grown its multi-million dollar contract with Avanti Communications to extend satellite broadband coverage across Libya.

A new satellite service being launched by Gilat Satellite Networks and Thaicom aims to enhance broadband connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region.

Gilat Satellite Networks has leveraged its extensive expertise in rural cellular backhaul to provide an affordable, end-to-end solution known as CellEdge.

Globecomm Systems has announced a contract extension with Avanti to deploy satellite broadband services to thousands of businesses in South Africa.

Gilat Satcom and DiviNetworks have entered a partnership spanning Africa, Asia and the Middle East to boost satellite and fibre capacity and reduce costs for ISPs and network operators.

Orange Business Services has renewed and expanded a satellite capacity contract with SES to support its growing network connectivity needs in the Russian Federation.

Eutelsat is expanding its services in the French West Indies and French Guiana.

Gilat Satcom has announced new fibre and satellite services in Africa which will increase broadband availability, speeds and capacity for enterprises, fixed and mobile operators and service providers as well as NGOs and Governmental organisations.

Bolivia’s largest satellite network operator Entel has selected Gilat’s SkyEdge II solution for the government’s national digital inclusion initiative.

Satellite provider Intelsat and Japanese operator SoftBank have successfully trialled a cost-effective, rural 3G mobile phone service in Kenya.

The Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has expanded the availability of its satellite broadband Internet service in the Republic of South Sudan through its new partnership with SSCOOP SS Cooperative “SCOOP”.

Internet Solutions (IS) has boosted its capabilities and reach into West Africa by connecting Namibia (through its local implementation partner, ITN) and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS)...

O3b Networks and RCS Communication have agreed a long-term capacity deal which will see O3b providing high-speed, low-latency capacity in the world’s newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan...

South African local Internet Service Provider (ISP) XDSL has secured a direct link to the West African Cable System (WACS) via Telehouse in London...

On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major long-term capacity deal, providing fibre-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa...

SES has announced a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's leading satellite network service provider...

A new infrastructure venture formed by a new consortium will roll out fibre optic broadband and Internet services throughout Israel...

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (MINTIC) has extended its contract with Gilat Satellite Networks to provide broadband services to over 1500 schools in the Latin American country...

A new joint venture between Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus Networks will provide international wholesale capacity to both companies and third party carriers across Central America...