Africa has been attracting a lot of investment from European satellite companies, which have plans to tap the current rise in demand for digital television across the continent
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Angola to launch telecom satellite with Russian assistance
The Angolan government has announced it has plans to launch its first telecommunications satellite, Angosat, by 2014
China to launch satellite for DR Congo
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
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