SES orders third satellite from Thales Alenia Space for services across Europe, Africa and Asia SES has ordered SES-26 a fully software-defined geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and…
Safaricom, Intelsat expand LTE coverage in Kenya Safaricom signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat to modernize its network and expand LTE coverage to more subscribers across the…
Tiba-1 to provide broadband connectivity to remote and rural areas in Egypt A service agreement was signed by the Egyptian government through the National Company for Telecommunications Services (NCTS) with the high-speed…
Starlink to invest up to $30 bn to connect isolated areas Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite…
Northrop Grumman and Intelsat make history with delivering life-extension services Northrop Grumman Corporation and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, have successfully completed the docking of the Mission Extension Vehicle-2…
SES broadens accessibility to telemedicine with satellite-enabled SATMED The Luxembourg Government and SES’s fully-owned affiliate SES Techcom launched the second phase of the SATMED telemedicine project that will run into…
Uganda approves satellite ground station facility project The Uganda cabinet approved the project to build a satellite station in the country, its main objective will be developing…
April 2021: a month designated for two satellite launches The first two Airbus-built Pléiades Neo imaging satellites have arrived at Cayenne airport, French Guiana and are now en route…
Egypt to launch satellite for remote sensing and scientific research in December 2021 Head of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed El-Qousi said that Egypt is set to launch a satellite in December 2021,…
Telkom and YahSat to provide more satellite connectivity in SA Telkom Consumer and YahClick have signed an agreement that enables consumers to make voice calls and access broadband data from…
Africa’s largest MNO contributes in $1mn satellite equipment order Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its first quarter of fiscal 2021, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., which is…
Tunisia ready to launch its first satellite next year The 65th Independence anniversary of Tunisia will have a special print March next year. Tunisian Telnet Holding Group will be…
