Focus: Africa

Omnispace is collaborating with African mobile network operator MTN to explore using S-band for satellite services in MTN’s portfolio of wireless service. The companies announced the agreement on Tuesday and...

Intelsat is working with longtime partner Openserve to modernize more than 900 network sites to advance satellite connectivity throughout South Africa. Openserve is Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider and a...

Q-KON, a satellite service provider based in Africa, has implemented Eutelsat OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity at a site in Africa as part of a broader roll-out.  Q-KON integrated Eutelsat...

Eutelsat continues to make progress as it looks to offer service providers a combination of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services. Paratus South Africa, a specialist connectivity provider,...

Eutelsat OneWeb is beginning to see the benefits of offering multi-orbit services. It has won a new contract to deliver connectivity services, on both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit...

In November, Avanti Communications made an announcement out of the blue that it would look to pursue a multi-orbit strategy. Avanti operates four Ka-band satellites, and now looks to embark...

Intelsat is working to reduce the digital divide in Africa, using satellite technology to bring connectivity to millions of people. Working alongside Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), it has deployed more...

Recent growth and developments in the global satellite industry are indeed remarkable. In the context of Africa, Starlink is already operational in several countries, Eutelsat OneWeb has announced service launch...

The Government of Rwanda and SoftBank have delivered 5G connectivity from the stratosphere as part of a key demonstration. SoftBank announced details of the successful demo, Oct. 17. They have...

Yahsat has signed a contract that it hopes will improve its broadband prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Nigeria. It announced Sept. 11 that its subsidiary, YahClick, will partner with Nigerian...