Avanti Communications has launched its new satellite HYLAS 4, aiming to double the company’s satellite capacity across Africa, said David Bestwick, chief technical officer, in his discussion on how the High Throughput Satellite is bringing the quality Ka-band satellite capacity to Africa
Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed an agreement with Intelsat SA for satellite services, a move that aims to provide high-quality broadband connectivity to industries including banking, oil and gas and enterprise sectors across West Africa
MDXI data centre, a subsidiary of MainOne, has partnered with British satellite operator Avanti Communications Group Plc to host and manage the satellite operator’s in-country gateway earth station (GES) in West Africa
In an exclusive interview with Communications Africa SatADSL, Michel Dothey, co-founder and CCO of SatADSL, talks about the company’s new Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform and the advantages this brings to operators in Africa and the challenges along the way
The new deal will see US$550mn of funds go towards the purchase of two additional satellites for subsequent launch into the space in the next two years
