Cable & Satellite
Kenyan bandwidth prices drop 90% thanks to submarine cabling
Thursday, 15 July 2010 10:49
Following the arrival of three fibre optic international submarine cables in Kenya across 2009 and 2010 (Seacom, TEAMS and EASSy), Kenya’s telecommunications and broadband markets are no longer dependent on limited and expensive satellite bandwidth...
Asia-Pac cable network receives 40Gb/s upgrade
Friday, 09 July 2010 12:42
One of the largest submarine cable networks in the Asia-Pacific region, the APCN2 (Asia Pacific Cable Network 2), is set to receive a major overhaul...
Iridium expands reach of mobile satellite services in South Africa
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 10:19
The South African government, business and consumer sectors will soon have greater access to mobile satellite services following Iridium’s founding of a South Africa branch...
Iranian TIC, Gulf Bridge agree on submarine cable
Friday, 07 May 2010 00:00
Gulf Bridge International (GBI) and Iran’s TIC have signed an agreement for GBI’s submarine cable to enter Iran. The newly established submarine cable operator and TIC, which is the sole provider of telecoms infrastructure to all private and public operators in Iran, inked the agreement on 21 April. TIC is also the sole responsible party for all international gateways and IP capacity and connectivity services in the country...
Astel to use Gilat SkyEdge II for corporate/government sites
Thursday, 06 May 2010 00:00
Gilat Satellite Networks will be providing a SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network to its long-standing customer Astel, one of Kazakhstan's telecoms operators...
Cable, backhaul, broadband will make 2010 defining year for Africa
Monday, 29 March 2010 01:00
Listing its top trends for the 2010 African telecoms market, analyst IDC has singled out several developments for 2010 which will make this year a series of defining moments. They include submarine cables, backhaul, and broadband infrastructure...
ITU issues new standards for satellite emergency communications
Friday, 26 March 2010 01:00
New standards have been adopted by the ITU to enhance the quality of satellite communications during emergencies. All aspects, from early warning through rapid response to relief operations are covered...
Gulf Bridge International, du sign Fujairah cable landing, partnership agreement
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 01:00
Fujairah in the UAE will host a landing station for Gulf Bridge International, the first privately owned Middle Eastern submarine cable operator. Partnering GBI will be local telecom service provider du...
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