China has announced a plan to launch a satellite for DR Congo, which will see the country become the second African nation after Nigeria to receive a satellite from Beijing
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SkyVision iDirect hub launch to create full pan-African coverage
SkyVision Global Networks has launched a new iDirect hub in an attempt to offer full Pan-African coverage on both C-Band and Ku-Band
Convergence Partners exits New Dawn venture
Convergence Partners has sold its 25.1 per cent interest in the New Dawn satellite to Intelsat South Africa
Intelsat 23 launch promises enhanced capacity for Africa, US and Europe
Intelsat SA has announced that an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton vehicle has successfully launched the Intelsat 23 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
ITC Global completes Spidersat acquisition
ITC Global, satellite communication services provider to the mining, energy and maritime sectors, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Spidersat Communications Limited