ABS and Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (Arabsat) has announced it has entered a commercial agreement for a multi-transponder lifetime Ku-band payload on the new ABS-3A satellite scheduled for launch towards the end of 2014, start of 2015
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SkyVision launches project in Burkina Faso
Global IP telecommunication service provider SkyVision has announced it has rolled out the first phase of its communications solution project with the Bank of Africa (BOA) in Burkina Faso
O3b Networks launches second set of satellites
O3b Networks has announced it has completed the launch of its second batch of four ka-band satellites at its space station in French Guiana, extending its reach across Africa
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Inmarsat continues collaboration on the development of connectivity for all aspects of sea-faring operations, with a focus on safe passage at the core of its efforts
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Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) has started an active development of its services in Africa – CEO Dmitry Sevastiyanov talks to Communications Africa about prospective and implemented projects the Russian satellite operator has within the African market following the launch of its Yamal-402 satellite
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