Satellite
Proposal for future satellite launch announced
SES S.A., a leading worldwide satellite operator and Sea Launch announced recently that they have entered into a framework understanding regarding possible cooperation on the future launch of SES satellites on Sea Launch launch vehicles.
Services for corporate market in Nigeria launched
Fibre in the sky for ‘the other three billion’
O3b Networks, a Google-backed satellite company aimed at supporting super-fast broadband connections to Africa and other emerging markets, revealed late last year that it has raised $1.18bn in financing to finally bring the service on line by the first half of 2013.
Oil and gas GPS equipment tracking in West Africa
Geoforce, Inc. recently launched GPS equipment tracking services covering offshore and onshore oil and gas operations in West Africa. The company’s award-winning service combines satellite tracking devices with web-based software to allow users to locate, manage, and receive movement alerts for high value mobile equipment such as cargo baskets, containers, tanks, rental equipment, service equipment, vehicles, and vessels.