Mar 16, 2015
With the advent of High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services within Africa’s connected business environment, the question of what happens with the remainder of the satellite supply value chain is relevant, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO, Q-KON. The development of HTS...
Feb 19, 2015
Intelsat and Azercosmos have announced that the two companies have signed a strategic agreement at the 45 degrees east orbital position. The two companies will closely collaborate on the design of the Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 satellite and leverage their respective...
Jan 16, 2015
Yahsat, a wholly owned company of the Mubadala Development Company, and Orbital Sciences have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Al Yah 3 spacecraft and payload. Al Yah 3, which is based on Orbital’s GEOStar-3 platform, is an all-Ka High...
Nov 21, 2014
Eutelsat Communications and Spacecom has announced the signature of a partnership agreement that will drive expansion of digital entertainment services at one of Africa’s fastest-growing video neighbourhoods.The two companies have established a framework for...
Nov 13, 2014
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Despite the wealth of undersea cables that Africa has connected to over the last few years, satellite remains the best hope of connecting the millions of Africans who live in remote rural areas. The cables have...
