Arabsat Broadband Services has launched a new satellite broadband service called Arabsat Expand, offering 10 Gigabytes of Internet broadband access powered by Forsway’s Hybrid Router technology. Arabsat Expand has been designed and implemented by SatConsultant for Arabsat Broadband Services. The new service aims to bridge the digital divide in Africa, …
Read More »Iraq’s Talia increases transponder lease on Arabsat-5C
Talia Limited and Arabsat are continuing their partnership by announcing Talia’s lease of multiple transponders on the Ka-band Arabsat-5C High Throughput Satellite (HTS), located at 20 degrees East. The multi-year agreement will offer high-quality Internet Protocol (IP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services in Iraq, Kurdistan, and Afghanistan that utilise …
Read More »SATCOM Along the Belt and Road? Sri Lanka’s SupremeSAT Receives Investment From China’s Tatwah Smartech Co. Ltd.
Xiaoru Cai, the Chairman of China’s Tatwah Smartech Co. Ltd., took part in a ceremony on January 15, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, announcing a U.S.$30 million investment in SupremeSAT, the only Sri Lankan satellite communications company. The investment is intended to help SupremeSAT expand its geographical reach with its …
Read More »Israel’s Spacecom to Increase Capacity for Nepal’s DTH Dish Media Networks on Amos-4
Spacecom, the operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that Nepal’s Dish Media Network has furthered its long-term connection on the AMOS-4 satellite with a contract for more capacity. AMOS-4, from its 65°E prime orbital position, provides a wide array of satellite services to customers from South Asia to …
Read More »Algeria Unveils Its National Space Programme to 2040
Algeria plans to send several state-of-the-art satellites as part of its space programme 2020-2040, which is “under study now,” the director general of the Algerian Space Agency, Azzedine Oussedik, said on December 18, 2017, in Algiers. A national space programme, which includes plans for the launch of many cutting-edge satellites, …
Read More »Algeria’s AlComSat-1 Communications Satellite Launched by Chinese Long March-3B SLV
At 00:40 Beijing time on December 11, 2017, the Alcomsat-1 communications satellite was successfully launched for Algeria from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) aboard a Long March-3B launch vehicle. About 26 minutes after lift-off, according to the data from Xi’an Satellite Tracking and Control Center (XSCC), the Alcomsat-1 satellite was …
Read More »La Poste Sénégal Selects Eutelsat to Connect 200 Post Offices
Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, has announced a multi-year agreement with La Poste Sénégal, the country’s public postal service company, to interconnect 200 post offices nationwide. La Poste Sénégal has chosen high-power Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 7 WestA satellite to support the country’s largest Very …
Read More »Israel’s Gilat Reports Continued Growth in Profitability in Q3 2017
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Key Financial Highlights: Revenues for Q3 2017 were $69.9 million compared with $66.2 million in Q2 2017 and $78.6 million in Q3 2016. Profitability …
Read More »Israel’s Spacecom Announces AMOS-17 Successfully Passes Critical Design Review
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announced today that its AMOS-17 communication satellite has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) and entered full production. Specifically designed for the African continent and scheduled for launch in early 2019, AMOS-17 will operate from 17°E to expand and strengthen Spacecom’s coverage …
Read More »Qatar’s Es’hailSat To Deliver Inmarsat L-band Services
Es’hailSat has announced a new partnership with Inmarsat, which will see the Qatar-based communications satellite operator complement its existing portfolio of fixed Ku- and Ka-band services with Inmarsat’s award winning L-band service. The landmark partnership is the first of its kind in Qatar, which consolidates all L-band service requirements for …
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