Satellite Networks

Satellite provider Intelsat and Japanese operator SoftBank have successfully trialled a cost-effective, rural 3G mobile phone service in Kenya.

The Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has expanded the availability of its satellite broadband Internet service in the Republic of South Sudan through its new partnership with SSCOOP SS Cooperative “SCOOP”.

Internet Solutions (IS) has boosted its capabilities and reach into West Africa by connecting Namibia (through its local implementation partner, ITN) and Nigeria to the West Africa Cable System (WACS)...

O3b Networks and RCS Communication have agreed a long-term capacity deal which will see O3b providing high-speed, low-latency capacity in the world’s newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan...

South African local Internet Service Provider (ISP) XDSL has secured a direct link to the West African Cable System (WACS) via Telehouse in London...

On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major long-term capacity deal, providing fibre-equivalent capacity to Malaysian telecoms provider Maju Nusa...

SES has announced a multi-year multi-million dollar contract renewal with Supernet, Pakistan's leading satellite network service provider...

A new infrastructure venture formed by a new consortium will roll out fibre optic broadband and Internet services throughout Israel...

The Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (MINTIC) has extended its contract with Gilat Satellite Networks to provide broadband services to over 1500 schools in the Latin American country...

A new joint venture between Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus Networks will provide international wholesale capacity to both companies and third party carriers across Central America...

We have had antennas since the days of Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian scientist who invented the radio a little over 100 years ago. So by now we should all know how to use antennas. But do we?

Two major agreements in Africa will provide network operators with far greater connectivity options in and out of the continent...

A mobile operator based in Somalia has commissioned satellite communications backbone infrastructure...

Nationwide ATM networks could soon be a reality in several African countries following the development of new high-speed satellite broadband solutions...

Madagascar will soon have island-wide high-speed broadband and telephony services delivered by satellite...

A satellite service launching across South Sudan will provide wide reaching, high performance, satellite broadband Internet to unserved and underserved locations and communities across the country...

Satellite service providers, carrier and Internet service providers across Africa will soon be able to provide connectivity through the continent’s first vendor-neutral satellite earth station...

A new bandwidth agreement will provide for high speed Internet connectivity to five of the islands in the southern group of the Cook Islands archipelago.

Romania’s first 100G channels are now live, with the country’s leading cable operator providing services over its existing network...

A new agreement will bring voice, Internet, TV and video communication services to customers in Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia...

With the launch of the West African Cable System (WACS) – an ultra high-capacity 14,500km-long system connecting eleven African countries to the UK and Portugal – South Africa’s international broadband capacity has grown by 40%...

One of India’s biggest communications providers has announced its intent to become an anchor tenant on a new cable system aiming to provide the world’s fastest link between Brazil and the US...

 A major satellite communications provider in Africa has signed a new partnership with a major teleport services provider to expand operations and service delivery in the African and Middle East markets...

 A number of international organizations have united in expressing their concerns over the Space Assets Protocol, a new international legislation sponsored by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)...

Telecom operators can now provide 3G mobile broadband to isolated and under-served areas via satellite backhaul...

One of China’s leading operators is expanding its broadband access network...

A Slovakian subsidiary of the Enel Group is enhancing the communications and emergency broadcast system at its nuclear power plant in Mochovce, Slovakia...

Russia’s largest telecoms firm, Rostelecom, is increasing the speed and capacity of its optical backbone network, which moves vast amounts of data from Europe through Russia to the Middle East...

As a result of recent developments in North Africa’s Maghreb countries, particularly in Libya, there is a need for local satellite services to provide broadband and VoIP connectivity for government, commerce and individuals in both the urban areas where the infrastructure has been damaged, and also in rural areas which have not been properly served in the past...

Preparations for the upcoming launch of the Arabsat 5C satellite have been finalised by Central European Telecom Services (CETel Group)...

Spanning 20 provinces, Afghanistan’s largest VSAT deployment has been implemented by the Central Asia Development Group (CADG) in partnership with broad-spectrum tech firm Insyndia...

Rising demand for broadband services in South America has prompted the satellite service provider atrexx to add a new service platform to its product portfolio...

Global satellite operator SES S.A. announced today that it has signed an agreement with YellowSat, a French start-up company that provides Internet connectivity to enterprises, governments and institutions in Africa...