Focus: Telecom

HTS holds a great deal of promise for Africa, and operators, both new and emerging, are planning to seize the opportunity to provide capacity to a market with seemingly unending...

With just 15 percent of African households having internet access, challenging geographies, underdeveloped infrastructure and an urgency to not be left behind in a digital world, where are the opportunities...

[Via Satellite 11-18-2016] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, announced three contract wins in the North African oil industry. These new customers have chosen to deploy...

[Via Satellite 11-18-2016] Intelsat announced that Marlink signed an agreement for high-throughput connectivity from its Horizons 3e satellite. Horizons 3e, a joint venture satellite owned by Intelsat and SKY Perfect...

[Via Satellite 11-17-2016] Gogo has signed an agreement for services on the Intelsat 29e satellite. The In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider will use high-throughput services from the first satellite in the...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2016] An unnamed offshore drilling contractor has tapped RigNet for a multi-million dollar remote communications contract. The contract includes services for a new-build, ultra-high specification, jack-up rig with...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2016] Global Technologies, an international technology company, has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for C-band capacity on the company’s Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. The capacity...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2016] Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications has launched what it claims as the world’s first dual mode, dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) phone. The Thuraya XT-Pro Dual...

[Via Satellite 11-16-2016] Telecom Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to Intelsat satellite solutions to support communications services in the country. Under a multi-year agreement, Telecom Egypt, the country’s incumbent telecommunications...

HTS holds a great deal of promise for Africa, and operators, both new and emerging, are planning to seize the opportunity to provide capacity to a market with seemingly unending...