[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] SkyVision Global Networks LLC signed a contract to lease C-band capacity on Intelsat Ltd.’s Intelsat 601 satellite, Intelsat announced April 3.
     The contract is expected to power broadband services for SkyVision’s customers in Africa.
    “SkyVision continues to experience strong demand for its African broadband services, and Intelsat has responded to our growth need with capacity on the Intelsat 601 satellite,” Mark Gazit, CEO of SkyVision, said in a statement. “The combination of Intelsat’s quality services and SkyVision’s extensive presence in all the service segments of the African market gives us the opportunity to provide solutions to our customers that will enable them to compete successfully in their fast-growing markets.”