Focus: Africa

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...

Amazon’s Project Kuiper landed a deal with multinational telco Vodafone to expand 4G and 5G services to Vodafone’s customers in Europe and Africa.  The companies announced the deal Tuesday, with...

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has selected the Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will use...

OneWeb is expanding its distribution network in Africa with a new deal with service provider iSAT Africa. The service provider signed a distribution partnership agreement with OneWeb and will deliver...

Avanti Communications has made a move to expand its presence into Africa. The operator is opening a new flagship office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria is a huge market in Africa...

Lynk Global has signed an agreement with Vodafone Ghana to bring mobile coverage to all of Ghana’s population with Lynk’s “cell tower in space” satellite connectivity. This is Lynk’s second...