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 »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 »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 »Angola’s AngoSat-1 To Be Launched By Russia in December 2017
Angola’s first communications satellite, AngoSat-1, will be launched into geostationary orbit on December 7, 2017, according a spokesman for the Russia Space Corporation Energia (RKK Energiya). The launcher to be used will be a Zenit carrier rocket built in Ukraine, and the launch itself shall be from the Baikonur Cosmodrome …
Read More »Turksat Selects Airbus for TURKSAT-5B, Report Says
Ahmet Arslan, the Turkish Minister for Transport, Maritime Affairs, and Communication announced on October 6, 2017, that the Turkish government has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build two satellites for the Turksat-5B programme. According to the space industry news website, Space Intel Report, the Turkish government and Airbus Defence …
Read More »Talia to Provide Arabsat With 10 Channel Video Uplink and Monitoring Service on Badr-7 Ku Band
Talia Limited, a leading communication provider serving the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, announces its partnership with Arabsat of a new 10-channel video uplink to the Arabsat Badr-7 satellite located at 26°E. The service will offer both SD and HD channel uplinks and will form the basis of …
Read More »Oman Accepts Advanced Space Radio Monitoring System From Kratos
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate of Oman has formally accepted the Advanced Space Radio Monitoring System (ASRMS) from Kratos. The multi-million dollar project started in late 2014 and includes ten years of …
Read More »Somalia’s Dalkom and Intelsat to Expand Broadband, Media Options for Customers in Africa, Middle East
Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, has announced that Dalkom Somalia signed an agreement for satellite services that will expand its broadband enterprise and direct-to-home (DTH) services in East and Central Africa and the Middle East. Under a multi-year agreement, Dalkom, …
Read More »INMARSAT S-Band/HELLASSAT-3 Communication Satellite Shipped To Kourou Launch Pad In French Guyana
Europasat, the Inmarsat S-band/HellasSat-3 telecommunication satellite, has been shipped to the Kourou launch pad in French Guyana to be launched by Ariane 5 rocket in June. This condominium satellite for Inmarsat and HellasSat will provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). The payload …
Read More »Pakistan’s Supernet Commitment on Intelsat EpicNG to Enhance Connectivity for Unserved and Underserved Remote Areas
Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, has announced that Supernet Ltd., Pakistan’s leading satellite network service provider and systems integrator, is introducing new services provided via the Intelsat 33e satellite. Supernet, one of the first companies in the Asia-Pacific region to …
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