Eutelsat has signed another deal with a major telco, this time in Africa. Following up a recent agreement with Deutsche Telecom, Eutelsat has now has signed a service agreement with Vodacom Tanzania for packaged services to bring connectivity to underserved regions of Tanzania, leveraging Eutelsat’s Eutelsat KONNECT high-throughput satellite. The deal was announced Dec. 2.…

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has deployed hubs from Gilat Satellite Networks as it expands a cellular backhaul network in Africa. Gilat announced Monday that AMN has deployed Gilat SkyEdge II-c Capricorn VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals) and placed additional orders.  AMN is expanding its coverage to a dozen countries in Africa. The company works with…

Lynk Global has signed another mobile network operator for service on its satellite-to-cell service. Mongolia’s largest mobile operator, Unitel, has signed on as a member of Lynk’s flagship carrier program.  Lynk is working to launch a satellite-to-cell network, which allows cell phone users to send messages outside of cellular coverage by connecting to satellite, with…

Telesat has chosen Ciena to deploy routing and switching platforms for terrestrial backhaul solutions for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Lightspeed.   Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company based in Maryland. It will supply the hardware and software that will provide high-speed, high-capacity connections to governments, telcos, mobile operators, and other enterprise customers.…