https://spacewatch.global/tag/digital-divide/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/digital-divide/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/satadsl-and-yahclick-unite-efforts-to-steer-sub-saharan-africa-across-the-digital-divide/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21829 SatADSL – the Brussels-based provider of satellite services – has partnered with YahClick to enhance its connectivity offering across Sub-Saharan Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/mauritanian-satellite-services-provider-css-and-forsway-join-forces-to-boost-west-african-broadband-connectivity/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21365 CSS, a West African communications services provider with 20 years of experience supplying critical satellite and broadband services, together with Forsway, a leading provider of innovative solutions tapping satellite and existing terrestrial technologies to enable cost-efficient broadband, announced on 7 April 2020 the next phase of their cooperation in Mauritania to deliver affordable broadband in West Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/konnect-africa-to-connect-schools-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-with-high-speed-internet/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20906 Konnect Africa, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, Schoolap and Flash Services announced on 23 March 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding to connect several thousand schools across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Internet as part of the Schoolap project. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/uks-oneweb-receives-permission-to-operate-in-armenia/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20239 British-headquartered satellite communications company OneWeb has received permission to operate in the South Caucasus country of Armenia, according to the company’s CEO Adrián Steckel in a 1 March 2020 interview with Russian newspaper Vedomosti.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/indonesian-government-taps-local-consortium-for-satria-satcom-network-provision/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:00:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19360 The Indonesian government has appointed a consortium of local companies to operate a broadband telecommunication satellite that will provide comprehensive internet access across the vast archipelago.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/uks-oneweb-signs-distribution-agreement-with-georgian-telecoms-provider-silknet/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18927 OneWeb, the global communications company, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring high-speed, low-latency internet coverage to Georgia with JSC Silknet, a leading convergent Georgian telecommunications company.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/eutelsat-konnect-successfully-launched-for-african-connectivity-operations/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18674 The EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, at 9.05 pm Universal Time (10.05 pm CET) on 16 January 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/spains-hispasat-and-hispatec-partner-on-agricultural-technology/ Fri, 27 Dec 2019 06:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18088 Hispasat, the Spanish communications satellite operator, and the Hispatec Group, a leader specialising in software and digitalisation solutions for the agricultural sector, have signed an agreement to promote the use of new technologies in this sector in Europe, the Americas and North Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/kacific-1-communications-satellite-successfully-launched-by-spacex/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17896 Kacific1 was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7.10pm Eastern Standard Time  (UTC-5) on 16 December 2019 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/egypts-nilesat-taps-thales-alenia-space-to-built-nilesat-301-comsat/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17568 Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced on 4 December 2019 that it has signed a contract with the Egyptian operator Nilesat to build the Nilesat-301 geostationary communications satellite, winning the contract against an international field of competitors.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/kacific-secures160-million-in-long-term-credit-facilities/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17579 As it readies for its first satellite launch next week, Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) announced on 6 December 2019 that it has closed credit facilities totalling U.S.$160 million with a group of financial institutions including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and GuarantCo.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/malaysias-measat-selects-arianespace-for-measat-3d-satcom-launch/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17213 Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3D.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/talias-quika-hts-platform-recognized-by-world-bank-as-innovative-model-for-satellite-broadband-in-africa/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:26 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17188 Talia Limited, a leading communications solutions provider serving the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas, have announced that their Quika High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform has been recognised as an innovative business model and technology by the World Bank Group, as detailed in the latest Connecting Africa Through Broadband report.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/israels-gilat-awarded-10m-contract-for-3g-4g-backhaul-services-in-peru/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:00:08 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17157 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced on 12 November 2019 that Gilat was awarded a U.S.$10 million five-year project for 3G/4G backhaul services in Peru. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uaes-yahclick-and-morclick-partner-for-satellite-wi-fi-connectivity-in-south-africa/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17160 YahClick, the leading satellite broadband service from UAE-based global satellite operator Yahsat and its partner Hughes Network Systems, signed on 12 November 2019 a long-term strategic partnership with South African leading telecoms provider MorClick. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/kacific-1-satellite-arrives-at-spacex-launch-site-in-cape-canaveral/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17136 The Kacific-1 communications satellite, built by Boeing, has arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket to geostationary orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/angola-satellite-services-company-signs-with-israels-spacecom-for-c-band-on-amos-17/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17069 Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, today announced that a leading Angolan satellite services company has signed a contract for C-Band HTS capacity on the newly launched AMOS-17 communication satellite. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/kacific-selects-petro-one-for-ground-station-services-for-satellite-broadband-in-indonesia/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16755 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has selected PT. Petro One Indonesia, known as Petro1, to provide ground infrastructure services in Indonesia for its brand-new satellite, built by Boeing, which will launch at the end of 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/the-government-of-canada-and-telesat-partner-to-bridge-canadas-digital-divide/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 05:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15278 Telesat and the Government of Canada have partnered to ensure access to affordable high-speed Internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada through the development of Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/07/inred-partners-with-ses-networks-to-enable-1000-free-wi-fi-hotspots-to-connect-colombia/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 05:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15031 The Colombian Ministry of Telecommunications (Mintic) has selected local services provider INRED to install, operate and maintain 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in rural areas around the country as part of the Sustainable Universal Access project. ]]>