Focus: Middle East

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Israeli aerospace startup NSLComm has achieved what it considers to be an industry first. It has developed a flexible and expandable pattern-shaping spacecraft antenna that self-corrects on deployment to enable small […]

Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services provider SatADSL and Camtel, Cameroon’s national telecommunications provider, have announced a new partnership to provide satellite connectivity across Cameroon. The formal agreement follows a pilot launch […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has reported its results for the first quarter ended March 31, with revenue of $67.4 million, up 5.4 percent from 2017. Fixed networks segment revenues were up 40 percent […]

Thaicom has announced an agreement with Mediavision, a European-based content delivery specialist providing end-to-end solutions to the broadcast and media industry, for the expansion of its broadcast platform in Africa. […]

The first Kenya University Nano Satellite Precursor Flight (1KUNS-PF), Kenya’s first satellite, was successfully deployed from the Japan Space Agency (JAXA) KIBO deployment module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 1KUNS-PF […]

Professional Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services provider SatADSL, Global Telesat, a provider of telecommunication services in rural and challenging locations, and satellite operator RascomStar have announced a new partnership to […]

Inmarsat has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in conjunction with Tillman Digital Cities and CivicConnect, to accelerate the development and implementation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) […]

The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development at its 2018 spring meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday and Monday, committed to concrete actions that will advance the roll-out of broadband around […]

Intelsat CEO Steve Spengler details pilot program to connect remote areas – Bufundi in Rubanda & Kibuku in Ntoroko – in Uganda. Partnering with MTN & @GilatSatNet, the project will […]

Spacecom Satellite Communications notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Monday that it had learned from a government source that the State of Israel intends to buy a new communications […]

Inmarsat has announced that its new GX Aviation in-flight broadband service is currently being rolled out on Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft. In total, the service will […]

French renewable energy solutions provider Vergnet Group has selected Marlink to provide a satellite-based connectivity solution for its hybrid wind farm/power station construction project in Amdjarass, Republic of Chad. Vergnet […]

Yahsat has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya. The acquisition of the UAE’s first home grown satellite operator, Thuraya, will […]

Eutelsat Communications has finalized the staffing of its teams in charge of broadband activities with the appointment of Jean-Claude Tshipama to head broadband in Africa. In his new role as […]

SES has expanded its technical reach in Ghana and now serves 4 million TV homes, compared to 2 million in 2015, according to SES’ annual market research, Satellite Monitor. The […]

Azuri Technologies, provider of pay-as-you-go solar TV packages in Kenya, has announced a partnership with StarTimes to bring wider choice of content to its off-grid customers. The partnership will see […]

Eutelsat Communications announced that the NASA High Definition (NTV-3) and NASA Ultra High Definition (NTV-4) channels are broadcasting in Free-to-Air (FTA) via satellite for the first time across Europe, the […]

Panasonic Avionics and Turkish Airlines have announced a major commitment for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) solutions to be line-fit installed on 50 wide-bodied aircraft the airline has on order, […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded SES a $24.8 million multi-year contract, under which the company will provide the United States Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) with high throughput, […]

Kuwait Airways is extending its partnership with SITAOnAir to bring online next-generation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) applications for its passengers. SITAOnAir will deploy its Internet OnAir portal and Mobile OnAir services, […]

Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed an agreement for satellite services with Intelsat to expand its enterprise broadband networks and enable new and enhanced services throughout West Africa. Under a new […]

During its April 2 mission, SpaceX carried Kenya’s first ever satellite to the International Space Station (ISS). The University of Nairobi developed the Cubesat mission, called First Kenya University Nanosatellite-Precursor […]

The Croatian national broadcasting group Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT) has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat for capacity on Hotbird, the operator’s video neighborhood for Europe and the Middle East, in […]

Coca-Cola and Intelsat have joined forces to help stimulate economic and social growth in rural communities by leveraging the operator’s Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology. By offering Wi-Fi hotspots […]

A South African-manufactured nanosatellite orbiting Earth since May 2017 has successfully generated sales of some of its sub-systems on the international satellite market. The satellite, called nSight 1, is a […]

Spacecom announced it has chosen SSL to build its Amos 8 communications satellite. The satellite will deliver broadcast, broadband and data services from Spacecom’s 4 degrees West hotspot to Europe, […]

The African Regional Data Cube has been launched at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data’s inaugural Data for Development Festival in the United Kingdom. This new tool harnesses the […]