Three African telecom companies have selected the Hughes Jupiter System to power delivery of satellite broadband services for their customers. According to the release, Botswana Telecommunications, Satcom Networks Africa (SatCoNet), and an East African telecommunications company each chose the Jupiter System based on its performance, operational efficiency, and customer experience. Botswana Telecommunications is using the Jupiter System to…

CETel signed another contract to deliver fiber-like connectivity into Africa utilizing O3b's Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation. The long-term contract supports an African communications and technology solutions provider to further expand its network across Africa. The contract will serve various vertical markets such as mining, corporate, construction, telco, and government. Low-latency was a factor…

Telefónica said it is further expanding its service coverage into Latin America as a result of sustained growth and increased demand in 2018.The company's wholesale business unit, Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), is adding geographic numbers for Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panamá into its Global SIP Trunk service, Voice in the Cloud. TIWS…

Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have re-elected China's Houlin Zhao as ITU Secretary-General during the Union's 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The election took place during the Plenary session of the PP-18 conference. Zhao, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) engineer who has served in a variety of…