Focus: Middle East & Africa
May 13, 2022
Spacecom has entered the maritime market, signing its first deal in the market with a superyacht communication provider. The Israeli satellite operator announced May 12 that a superyacht communication provider will use Ka-band capacity on its AMOS-17 satellite. Spacecom’s decision to broaden the diversity of services into maritime connectivity is another step in evolving the…
May 2, 2022
Arabsat ordered a software-defined Geostationary (GEO) satellite from Thales Alenia Space, the regional operator announced April 29. Arabsat-7A is based on the Thales based on the Space Inspire platform, which allows the operator to reconfigure satellite services while in orbit to adjust to demand. It will provide connectivity to support broadband and video broadcasting. The…
April 12, 2022
Viasat has signed an MoU with Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco) to distribute satellite broadband connectivity to businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region. Batelco is a digital solutions provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The non-binding MOU, announced Tuesday, looks to leverage satellite broadband capacity from Viasat's current satellite systems and the ViaSat-3…
March 16, 2022
SpaceChain has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as it looks to tap into markets in the Middle East, the company announced March 16. SpaceChain will look to spearhead the planning and development of integrated space-blockchain projects and initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. SpaceChain MENA will collaborate closely with…