New Yahsat satellite opens African comms

Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Yahsat will launch a new satellite covering Africa and opening up 17 new countries to Ka-band. The Al Yah 3 satellite will cover much of Africa and Brazil, with particular emphasis on countries with low...

Muvi TV uses EUTELSAT 7B satellite

Muvi TV, Zambia´s leading commercial broadcaster and one of Africa’s fastest-growing satellite TV platforms, is poised for a new phase of expansion. The company has renewed and expanded its satellite capacity requirements from Stellar, a leading German play-out centre...

Household satellite dishes to get OpenView

OpenView HD, South Africa’s first free-to-view direct-to-home satellite television platform, will soon also be available on the same satellite dish used to receive DStv, Vivid and Freevision services. A few months ago, Platco Digital, the e.tv sister company which...

Yahsat to reach 17 more countries

Yahsat has named the manufacturing and launch partners for the company’s recently announced third satellite, Al Yah 3, set to be launched in Q4 2016. This third satellite, within a decade of operation by Yahsat, extends the company’s commercial Ka-band coverage to an...

Yahsat satellite extends African broadband

In a move to expand its current coverage area across the Middle East, Africa, and South West and Central Asia, UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced plans to launch its third satellite – extending its commercial Ka-band coverage to an...