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
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Vodacom Business Nigeria and Intelsat sign agreement to expand broadband connectivity across industries
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
Avanti gateway earth station goes live in MDXI data centre in Nigeria
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
Delivering new solutions for satellite connectivity
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
Nigeria receives US$550mn from China to fund two satellites for Nigcomsat
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