NuRAN Wireless and Avanti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution.
Read More »Côte D’Ivoire’s Aerospace Sector To Be Developed By Airbus
Airbus Defence and Space and the Government of the Côte d'Ivoire have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the French-headquartered company to help develop an aerospace sector in the African country that was once a French colony.
Read More »Angola Hopes Two Times Does The Trick With Russia For Angosat-2
After the failure of Angosat-1 shortly after its launch late last year, Angola is again partnering with Russia to build and launch Angosat-2 by 2020. Angola’s first communications satellite, Angosat-1, failed shortly after reaching orbit. It was launched in December 2017 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board a Zenit 3F rocket. Russia’s RSC Energia, a subsidiary of the state-run space industry player Roscosmos, built the satellite.
Read More »Airbus Defence And Space Showcases Its Military Satellite Portfolio To South Africa
Airbus Defence and Space has been highlighting its wide range of satellite-based solutions to the South African military and other organisations during the company’s recent Airbus Defence and Space South Africa Defence Day 2018 presentation in Pretoria.
Read More »Uganda’s Digital Divide Being Bridged By SES Networks
SES’s Satellite Monitor study suggests that satellites are playing a critical role in bridging the digital divide in Africa, with SES providing 2.7 million Ugandans with satellite television.
Read More »Zimbabwe To Create National Geo-Spatial And Space Agency
The Zimbabwe government has announced that it intends to create a national space agency that will be called the National Geo-Spatial and Space Agency (NGSSA).
Read More »South Africa’s Square Kilometer Array Partners With Dutch Optical Telescope for Astronomical Breakthroughs
The South African Square Kilometer Array (SKA) has partnered with the Dutch optical telescope MeerLICHT to create the world's first combined radio and optical telescope – a kind of 'eyes and ears' approach to astronomy – that could provide huge advances in both astronomy and astrophysics.
Read More »Burkina Faso Signs Deal With SES To Use O3B HTS And Networks To Bridge Digital Divide
Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, is now working to bridge the digital divide and develop its economy with the help of SES Networks, one of the world's leading commercial satellite communication companies.
Read More »Thaicom and Croatia’s MediaVision Partner to Broadcast Content to Africa
Thaicom, one of the largest commercial satellite communication companies in the Asia-Pacific, has announced an agreement with MediaVision as part of the expansion of its broadcast platform in Africa.
Read More »African Smart Cities Get Boost From Inmarsat, Tillman, and Smart Africa Initiative Agreement
Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, announced on 9 May 2018 that it, in conjunction with Tillman Digital Cities and CivicConnect, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Smart Africa secretariat to accelerate the development and implementation of public-private partnerships (PPP) with the Smart Africa Alliance.
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