Satellite Networks

Philippines-based PHSAT has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System to enable Internet services for its small- to medium-enterprise (SME) customers.

Filipino operator Globe Telecom has awarded Gilat a three-year contract to enable Wi-Fi services over satellite to schools and hospitals, in addition to cellular backhaul throughout the Philippines.

PT. Aplikanusa Lintasarta has chosen Intelsat to support the deployment and expansion of Indonesia’s broadband and wireless communications infrastructure, bringing reliable, consistent, and affordable connectivity to millions of Indonesians.

Satellite technology provider Avanti Communications Group plc has signed a three-year Master Distributor Agreement on its HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites with Vox Telecom, a South African end-to-end integrated ICT and infrastructure provider and telecommunications company.

Avanti Communications has signed a five-year agreement with MGI Global Services which enables MGI to provide high-speed satellite broadband services across South Sudan, Chad and Angola.

Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da União, or TCU) has approved a contract between the country’s state-controlled telco Telebras and Viasat.

Mobile networks and broadband internet access for corporate and consumer customers operated by PNG DataCo have been restored by SES Networks following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea in the early morning hours of 7 May 2019.

Turkish satellite operator Turksat has signed new agreements with Avanti Communications and Kymeta.

CETel is delivering connectivity in remote areas of Northern Africa via Intelsat’s EPIC 37e satellite.

TIM Brasil has selected Gilat’s satellite backhaul solution to enable 4G services to unserved areas, such as highways and small towns, as well as to the agribusiness IoT market.

Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and provider of satellite and networking solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a new agreement with LeoSat Enterprises.

SES has announced that its newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Global communications company Viasat and social media behemoth Facebook are collaborating to accelerate the deployment of affordable, high-speed, high-quality internet to Mexican communities that lack reliable internet, or have no connectivity at all.

Es'hailSat, Qatar Satellite Company and BridgeSat will provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services.

Dubai-headquartered Satcom provider Global Beam Telecom has signed a distributor agreement with ORBCOMM a global supplier of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Avanti Communications and MainOne have signed an agreement to improve broadband penetration across Nigeria by providing the latest KA-band based satellite communication services to enterprises located in remote areas of the country. 

Gilat Satellite Networks has won a multi-year contract to provide equipment and services for broadband connectivity over ISRO’s GSAT-11 across India.

Since 8:30pm yesterday evening (Sunday 20th January) Tonga Cable has been suffering an outage in the submarine cable network that connects the island nation to the outside world, plunging the island nation into digital isolation.

Eutelsat initiative Konnect Africa has launched Internet access offers in Côte d'Ivoire.

Dish Mexico has chosen Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform to deliver high-quality broadband services in Mexico.

SAS has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Globalsat Group LLC, for the provision of its connectivity services including machine to machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) to Latin America from the Pearl Constellation of nano-satellites.

Konnect Africa, an initiative of the satellite operator Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African continent, has launched Internet access offers throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Avanti Communications has signed a Master Service Agreement on Avanti’s HYLAS 4 satellite with Logical Wireless, a South African Satellite integrator.

RCS-Communication, a leading ISP in South Sudan, has established the first site for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 high-speed satellite broadband service in-country.

Vodacom Mozambique has signed an agreement with Intelsat SA for a satellite solution to deliver 3G services to meet the growing data demand generated by the country’s tourism sector.

CETel is set to deliver fibre-like connectivity into Africa via the medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellation O3b.