Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the availability of a joint managed services solution. The offering to mobile network operators (MNOs) consists of a …
Read More »SES Networks and CETel Provide End-to-end Connectivity for Telco in Africa
A major European telecom operator will bring connectivity to new areas across North and West Africa and enable contingency services during fibre outages using a satellite-based solution. The network is implemented by CETel, a German provider of global end-to-end communications solutions, in partnership with SES Networks, who will deliver C-band …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME Op’Ed: Ghana’s Satellite Programme – The Space Race is On!
Countries all over the African continent are emerging as potential space nations. Nigeria is already established in space. Ethiopia is set to build and launch a satellite and develop its own launch vehicle in the next five years. Sudan, Kenya, and Angola are all eager to set out their stalls …
Read More »Turksat-Airbus Satellite Contract To Be Signed At Global SatShow
Transportation, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan announced that the contract with Airbus Defence and Space, the company which gave the best offer for the manufacturing of Türksat 5A and Türksat 5B communication satellites, will be signed at the Global SatShow on November 9, 2017. Arslan told an Anatolian Agency …
Read More »UAE Companies Achieve Regional First With In-Flight Connectivity Test Of 50 Mbps
Yahsat, the UAE based satellite operator, has announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight connection that will change the way passengers experience air travel across the world. The result of a unique partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network Systems and Carlisle Interconnect, the high-speed broadband offering …
Read More »Israel’s Gilat Selected by Latin American Telecom Service Provider for Cellular Backhaul Project
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that it was awarded by a major Telecom Service Provider in Latin America full responsibility to deliver and operate satellite-based LTE backhaul, for the purpose of delivering high-performance broadband to multiple locations. Gilat was …
Read More »Saudi Ministry of Communications Inks MOU with OneWeb to Bridge Digital Divide
In a ceremony witnessed by H.E the Minister Eng. Abdulla Al-Sawaha and Sir Richard Branson, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and OneWeb have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of solutions in 2020 which should help to connect 237,000 homes throughout the country …
Read More »#SpaceWatchME Interviews: Simonetta di Pippo of UNOOSA About the High Level Forum Dubai 2017
Prior to this year’s High Level Forum in Dubai, SpaceWatch Middle East spoke with Simonetta di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), about this year’s HLF forecast. We are heading towards the 2017 High Level Forum (HLF) in Dubai. Last year the Dubai Declaration …
Read More »Iran Space Agency Provides Update on Status of Satellites at World Space Week Event
During a press conference marking World Space Week, the head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA), Mohsen Bahrami, provided an update to the status of the five indigenously built satellites awaiting launch in Iran. The satellites (Doosti, Amir Kabir, Nahid 1, Zafar, and Pars 1) are all “on the agenda …
Read More »Jordan’s JY1-SAT CubeSat Nears Completion, Prepares For Launch
Under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Jordanian students are nearing the complete construction of Jordan’s first indigenously built satellite, JY1-SAT – a Cubesat designed for research and experimental purposes, but that will also broadcast images of Jordanian tourist and heritage sites as well as other communications …
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