Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) has upgraded its iDirect network to the latest Evolution 4.1 software to achieve gains in bandwidth efficiency and enhance customer experience. With the upgrade of its extensive C-band and Ku-band networks, NigComSat, which manages iDirect hubs in Lagos and Abuja, will be able to expand further into key markets such as…

Intelsat has announced that during the Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda in May, it joined Smart Africa, a 2013-established initiative to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development and usher Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Smart Africa is geared toward connecting, innovating and transforming…

SES has announced that SES-12 has been successfully launched today onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 12:45 a.m. EDT and the satellite was deployed about 32 minutes after liftoff. SES-12, which is designed with wide beams and high throughput beams,…

Yahsat has announced that its third satellite Al Yah 3, located at 20 degrees West, has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is ready for commercial services. The satellite will potentially expand Yahsat’s Ka-band coverage to 19 additional markets across Africa, covering 60 percent of the population, and marks Yahsat’s first entry into Brazil, where…