Focus: Backhaul
October 12, 2021
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.…
August 19, 2021
Gilat Telecom and ST Engineering iDirect have deployed a cellular backhaul network in the Democratic Republic of Congo for Vodacom, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies installed two Newtec Dialog hubs to power cellular backhaul services. The network is used primarily for cellular backhaul services, for applications such as social media, video sharing platforms, as…
August 6, 2021
Intelsat is expanding its partnership with telco Orange to provide cellular backhaul services in French Guiana. Orange will leverage the Intelsat 10-02 satellite to upgrade and expand its existing 2G network and provide 3G/4G services in French Guiana. The satellite operator said this agreement will allow Orange to extend mobile broadband coverage and connect subscribers…
July 28, 2021
Italy's Telespazio will purchase Ku-band satellite capacity from French operator Eutelsat under the terms of a multi-year contract the two companies announced Wednesday. Telespazio will use capacity from Eutelsat's 117 West B satellite to provide rural backhaul services to the Peruvian government in support of its Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Pronatel) national telecommunications program. Telespazio said…