Focus: Broadband
October 17, 2018
African connectivity service provider Q-KON will combine a cloud-based management platform with the IntelsatOne Flex platform to deploy affordable broadband services and applications for smaller businesses throughout Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, satellite operator Intelsat announced Oct. 17. Q-KON’s offering will incorporate services from the Intelsat 33e high-throughput satellite, and utilize IntelsatOne…
October 11, 2018
YahClick, the satellite broadband service of satellite operator Yahsat, officially launched in Zimbabwe. The service was unveiled during a press conference in the country’s capital, Harare, where the company also announced its partnership with official service partner, Utande, a subsidiary of Dandemutande Investments. YahClick aims to bring customers in Zimbabwe better access to affordable, uninterrupted,…
October 8, 2018
Communications technology developer Newtec has successfully tested its modems on Telesat’s inaugural Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and confirmed that it achieved operations without packet loss. The modems are working with a Telesat Phase 1 LEO satellite Ka-band payload to demonstrate different service scenarios that will be powered by the completed Telesat LEO constellation. Newtec…
October 5, 2018
Axesat achieved provisional certification of its Bogota, Colombia Teleport under the World Teleport Association's (WTA) Teleport Certification Program. Axesat's teleports offer business services including internet, voice, data, contingency and backup solutions, mobility solutions, connectivity for events and emergencies, and cellular backhaul. Since its introduction at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2015, WTA's certification program has…