SES New Skies has signed a five-year deal with one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies for capacity on its NSS-7 satellite, the operator announced July 31.

SES New Skies said that Afsat has contracted additional capacity for its iWay broadband via satellite services. Afsat will use the additional satellite capacity on NSS-7 to specifically target sub-Saharan customers, notably in west and southern Africa. NSS-7 is a hybrid Ku- and C-band spacecraft located at 338º East over the Atlantic Ocean to provide coverage of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.

The terms of the multi-million dollar deal were not disclosed.