The Portfolio Committee on Communications has welcomed the intervention by the Ministry of Communications and the board of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) in the impasse between the public broadcaster and Premier Soccer League (PSL) with regard to the broadcasting of soccer games on SABC radio stations
Satellite
Intersputnik to launch international investment programme for business development
Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications, Moscow-based international satellite communications services organisation, has started inviting preliminary applications within the framework of a business development programme pertaining to satellite telecommunications
UAE’s Yahsat introduces Yahclick Wi-Fi Enterprise Solution
Yahsat, the UAE-based satellite operator, has launched the YahClick Wi-Fi Enterprise Solution in partnership with Italian Wi-Fi cloud management software provider Tanaza
UAE-based Yahsat acquires stake in Thuraya
Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator owned by Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired a majority and controlling stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya
NASA sends scientists to Senegal to capture occultation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is sending a team of 30 US scientists and 21 mobile telescopes to Senegal for a unique astronomical opportunity to view a stellar occultation of a new Kuiper Belt Object, known as Ultima Thule