Focus: Middle East

Honeywell has confirmed that ExecuJet South Africa, a private aviation jet company, was the first to install Honeywell’s JetWave satellite communications hardware in Africa, bringing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to African...

China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan today, according to China’s Xinhua news agency. The satellites, PRSS-1 and PakTes-1A, were launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest...

Yahsat’s recent acquisition of mobile satellite operator Thuraya gave the company a fleet of five satellite, a wealth of new C-, Ka-, Ku- and L-band resources, and the ability to...

Eutelsat promoted Ghassan Murat to the role of managing director of Eutelsat’s Middle East office, according to a July 5 statement by Eutelsat’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional...

SatADSL, a provider of satellite Very Small Aperture Tunnel (VSAT) services, signed an agreement with CETel, a provider of global satellite, fiber, and wireless-enabled communications solutions, to deliver an expanded...

Space Advisory Company (SAC) is to develop the highest resolution hyperspectral camera yet to fit into a Cubesat. The company will produce the Chameleon Imager for the standard CubeSat 2U...

Omantel Wholesale has selected NorthTelecom to grow its satellite footprint with additional transponders to enhance its Ku-band satellite capacity. The agreement increases Omantel Wholesale’s satellite capabilities and gives its customers...

Cloud Constellation Corporation and Arabsat have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a go-to-market strategy for enterprise and government customers in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and...

NAGRA and MTM have disclosed the findings of the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, a research program that brings together leading pay-TV and TV network executives to explore the challenges and...

Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) has upgraded its iDirect network to the latest Evolution 4.1 software to achieve gains in bandwidth efficiency and enhance customer experience. With the upgrade of its...