--- title: Satellite Networks - Developing Telecoms description: Satellite communications networks news in emerging markets canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html?start=136 language: en-GB date: 2020-03-02T16:27:50Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html?start=136. markdown-tokens: 4130 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html?start=136. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![BSNL and Viasat to upgrade Indian Navy’s satellite comms infrastructure](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/viasat3-day-rendering.png) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 16 January 2026 10048 views Indian state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and global satellite company Viasat announced on Thursday they are teaming up to help modernise the Indian Navy’s satellite communications infrastructure. ![PLDT’s Smart tests Lynk’s D2D satellite service in Catanduanes](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Smart_Lynk_Catanduanes_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 15 January 2026 10711 views PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications and direct-to-device (D2D) LEO satellite operator Lynk Global said on Wednesday they have successfully tested Lynk’s D2D network on the island of Catanduanes in the Philippines. ![Is Amazon LEO about to take off in Nigeria?](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/lagos_nigeria_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 January 2026 12647 views Nigeria has opened its satellite market to Amazon’s low Earth orbit offering, formerly known as Project Kuiper and now called Amazon LEO. ![16 satellites lost after India’s latest PSLV launch fails](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/ISRO_PSLV_rocket_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 13 January 2026 10644 views A launch of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Sunday carrying the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 other satellites for domestic and international customers ended in failure, with all satellites lost. ![OQ Technology and Monogoto sign LEO partnership](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/satellite_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 08 January 2026 13489 views Luxembourg-based 5G NTN satellite operator OQ Technology has signed a LEO satellite partnership agreement with cloud-based hybrid connectivity provider Monogoto. ![Starlink providing free coverage in Venezuela for the next month](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/CaracasCentre600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 05 January 2026 17243 views Starlink will offer free broadband services in Venezuela until 3rd February following the US airstrikes on Caracas which led to the arrest of the country’s former leader Nicolas Maduro. ![Starlink shuts down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Uganda_rural_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 05 January 2026 20797 views Satellite service provider Starlink has shut down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda after receiving instructions to do so from the country’s regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). ![Eutelsat and Airtel Gabon to connect trains with OneWeb](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Libreville_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 31 December 2025 12895 views Eutelsat announced on Tuesday that it partnering with Airtel Gabon to provide OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity to passenger trains in Gabon to support on-board Wi-Fi services. ![Starlink shuts off service in PNG as licence remains ensnared in court](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Papua_New_Guinea_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 30 December 2025 15358 views SpaceX’s LEO satellite operator Starlink has shut off service in Papua New Guinea – at least for now – and has reportedly withdrawn from the market amid ongoing legal tangles that have delayed approval of its licence to operate there. ![Bahrain’s TRA greenlights satellite D2D services](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Manama-nightview600.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 24 December 2025 14259 views The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain has announced the launch of satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services in the country, although ‘launch’ may mean ‘authorisation’ in this case. ![Dialog Axiata to resell Starlink services in Sri Lanka](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/sri_lanka_rural_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 22 December 2025 18502 views Dialog Axiata announced on Friday it has signed a partnership deal with SpaceX to resell its Starlink LEO satellite internet service to enterprises and underserved communities in Sri Lanka. ![Partnership plans to bring laser communications to Oman](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/omantel-building-18.12.25.jpg) Omantel building Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 18 December 2025 11022 views Omani operator Omantel and Archangel Lightworks, a UK-based pioneer in optical and laser communications, have announced the signing of an agreement to accelerate the future of satellite and optical communication services. ![Airtel Africa to launch Starlink’s D2C service in 14 markets next year](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/airtel-logo-600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 17 December 2025 20615 views Airtel Africa announced on Tuesday it has signed a deal with SpaceX to launch Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service across all of its 14 markets across the continent sometime next year. ![Space42 and Indonesia’s Telkomsat to collaborate on D2D satellite](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Thuraya_4_Space42_satellite_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 17 December 2025 12082 views UAE-based satellite firm Space42 announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) to explore ways to collaborate on direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity. ![Beeline Kazakhstan field tests Starlink Direct to Cell service](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Kazakhs_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 16 December 2025 13877 views Veon-owned digital operator Beeline Kazakhstan said on Monday it has completed its field test of Starlink Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service ahead of a planned commercial service launch in the country next year. ![New partnership will support LEO IoT services in South Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Johannesburg_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 09 December 2025 16611 views Q-KON, an African provider of satellite communications, has signed a strategic trilateral agreement with China’s Guodian Gaoke, a low-orbit communication satellite developer and operator, and satellite communication terminals and antennas specialist StarWin. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/mexico-Tapijulapa_Sierrra-600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 08 December 2025 18998 views Australia-headquartered satellite IoT company Myriota has announced the general availability of what it says is the world’s first commercial 5G non-terrestrial network engineered for IoT. ![Telkomsat and Myriota announce satellite IoT deal for Indonesia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/jakarta_day_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 26 November 2025 13591 views Telkomsat, Indonesia’s leading satellite service provider, has formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia-headquartered satellite IoT company Myriota, to bring its connectivity and solutions platform to the country. ![Amazon begins enterprise trials of Leo satellite service ](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Amazon_Leo_Ultra_1200.png) Image credit: Amazon Details Manny Pham Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 26 November 2025 39164 views Amazon has started trialling its Leo (Project Kuiper) satellite broadband service with selected enterprise customers, marking the first phase of a broader commercial rollout planned for later this year to take on Starlink. ![China begins satellite IoT trial programme](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Beijing_rush_hour_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 25 November 2025 14625 views China has launched a two-year commercial trial programme for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, a move designed to expand low-Earth-orbit (LEO) connectivity and speed up adoption of non-terrestrial IoT across key industries. ![Kyivstar commercially launches Starlink’s D2C service in Ukraine](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Kyivstar_Starlink_D2C_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 25 November 2025 72207 views Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Monday that it has officially launched Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service for its customers after months of testing, with the initial service supporting only SMS. ![Airbus and SCT plan first Omani satellite](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/oman_mutrah_600.png) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 24 November 2025 16854 views Space Communication Technologies (SCT), Oman’s national satellite operator, has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space, a major player in the aerospace industry, for OmanSat-1, the first Omani satellite. ![TII and Space42 announce ambitious quantum communications plans](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Abu_Dhabi_mosque_Credit_David-Rodrigo_Unsplash_600.jpg) Abu Dhabi Mosque. Photo: David-Rodrigo, Unsplash Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 20 November 2025 26738 views The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced plans to collaborate with UAE-based satellite company Space42. ![Space42 HAPS test in UAE is successfully completed](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/AbuDhabi_waterfront_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 19 November 2025 12054 views Mira Aerospace, the high altitude platform systems (HAPS) subsidiary of Space42, the UAE-based space technology company, has announced the successful completion of the first public test flight of its advanced, solar-powered HAPS model, ApusNeo18. ![MSTelcom to expand Eutelsat OneWeb services in Angola](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Angola_Muxima_near_Luanda_credit_Jorge_Sa-Unsplash_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 17 November 2025 16930 views Eutelsat says it has signed a new distribution agreement with Angolan telecoms service provider MSTelcom, to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity services across key vertical sectors such as oil & gas and maritime, as well as fixed land operations. ![Vanu and Project Kuiper partner to boost rural connectivity in Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/cape_town_sunset_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 November 2025 18224 views It’s clearly been a busy week in Cape Town, where a number of deals have been announced at the Africa Tech/ AfricaCom event, including a strategic agreement between Vanu and Amazon’s Project Kuiper. ![Eutelsat and Paratus expand OneWeb partnership across Southern Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Eutelsat_OneWeb_LEO_sat_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 14 November 2025 20784 views Eutelsat and pan-African telecoms network services provider Paratus Group say they have signed a new multi-million, multi-year agreement to expand delivery of Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity services across Southern Africa. ![Vodacom to resell Starlink services, but not in South Africa (yet)](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Vodacom_HQ.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 13 November 2025 20780 views Vodacom Group revealed on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Starlink to leverage its LEO satellite service across Africa for enterprise connectivity and mobile backhaul, although not yet in its home base of South Africa, where Starlink has yet to receive regulatory approval. ![Space42 announces Thuraya’s entry into the South African market](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/cape_town_sunset_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 12 November 2025 16234 views Thuraya, a subsidiary of Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered spacetech company, has announced the commercial rollout of its next-generation mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4, in South Africa. ![Avanti targets Southern Africa with extra capacity from Türksat](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Avanti_Turksat_Southern_Africa_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 12 November 2025 16437 views Satellite technology company Avanti Communications announced on Tuesday it has expanded its partnership with Türksat with a new agreement that aims to extend high connectivity solutions across Africa, particularly underserved regions in Southern Africa. ![SES and AMN upgrade rural telecoms sites across Côte d’Ivoire](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/cote-divoire-adjame-market-600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 12 November 2025 16982 views SES and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced on Tuesday they have successfully upgraded over 200 telecoms sites across Côte d’Ivoire to deliver 2G and 3G mobile data services to over 500,000 people in rural and previously underserved areas. ![Beeline Kazakhstan partners with Starlink to expand nationwide connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Almaty_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 07 November 2025 16364 views Veon Group’s Beeline Kazakhstan has partnered with Starlink to deliver mobile connectivity across Kazakhstan, extending service to remote regions currently beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. ![Starlink in talks with DRC operators to expand connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Starlink_MWC25.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 07 November 2025 10929 views SpaceX’s satellite internet unit Starlink is reportedly in talks with operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to expand coverage to remote and underserved areas.