Arie Vered, sales director for Africa for SatLink Communications, provides a bird’s eye view of emerging trends in the satellite broadcast market and examines some of the remaining challenges to overcome for the African broadcast industry
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SatADSL showcases satellite solutions in Lagos
Belgium-based satellite service operator SatADSL, presented its new ATM network solutions for Africa at the recent AITEC Mobile Money Conference in Nigeria
Newtec smashes long-standing 500Mbps satellite throughput barrier
Particularly in the current economic climate, but always really, satellite service providers are looking to get more out of what they already have, or to do the same with less, writes Dave Suffys, sales support manager at Newtec
Gilat’s Spacenet awarded multi-year contract
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd has announced that its Spacenet subsidary has been awarded a five year base contract to enhance and provide network connectivity to more than 5,700 locations
Spacecom and SpaceX announce agreement for AMOS-6 satellite launch
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Communication Ltd (Spacecom) has announced that it is preparing to launch Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle