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Internet Colombia Baru
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Latin America

KVD in Baru, Colombia, one of the remote areas served by the service. Photo: Ministerio TIC ColombiaVivo headquarters in Sao Paulo. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsCharlie Ergen, chairman of EchoStar Corporation, has
Avanti HYLAS 2
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Middle East and Africa

Avanti Hylas 2 satellite. Photo: AvantiHermes Datacomms has acquired services from Avanti Communications that will boost its satellite capacity in Iraq. The company will deploy the capacity in remote fields
Minotaur Orbital launch
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North America

Skybox Imaging has signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences to launch six more satellites into orbit. The satellites will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit aboard Orbital’s Minotaur C space launch
Ball DigitalGlobe EO
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North America

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation has completed the integration of the imagery sensor on the WorldView 3 satellite, and is now ready for system-level performance testing. This commercial
Hylas Coverage Map
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Middle East and Africa

Thuraya SatSleeve on a Samsung Galaxy phone. Credit: ThurayaEutelsat Communications has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Javier Barrera Jaba Satellite Engineering
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Latin America

Javier Barrera, CEO of Jaba Satellite Engineering. Credit: Jaba Satellite EngineeringChanges to Mexico’s policies surrounding its oil and gas sector have opened up new opportunities for the satellite
Astra 1L Satellite
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Europe

SES will provide Ka-band capacity from the Astra 1L satellite at 19.2 degrees east to SIS Live under a new agreement. The deal will deliver satellite news gathering (SNG) services to ITN and ITV, two premier