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Airtel, Hughes to launch satellite broadband services in India

Indian multinational telecommunications services company Bharti Airtel and Hughes Communications India Pvt Ltd (HCIPL), a majority-owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems LLC, a player in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks announced the formation of a joint venture to provide satellite broadband services in India.

Airtel, Hughes to launch satellite broadband services in India

Kacific switches to AWS for rural connectivity in Asia-Pac

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In order to scale up the delivery of its broadband internet for the rural regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Kacific Broadband Satellites will migrate its IT infrastructure and critical business applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) by 2022.

Kacific switches to AWS for rural connectivity in Asia-Pac

Satcoms deal aims to extend connectivity to poorly served Colombians

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Leading Colombian fibre optic networks service provider Integra Multisolutions (IMS) is to use SES’s satellite-based trunking services to enable it to extend and enhance fibre-like connectivity for Colombian municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants located out of the reach of terrestrial infrastructure.

Satcoms deal aims to extends connectivity to poorly served Colombians

Omantel turns to Hughes for satellite backhaul

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Omantel, the leading integrated telecom services provider in Oman, has selected the JUPITER System from Hughes Network Systems, a major name in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks, to extend its mobile networks.

Omantel turns to Hughes for satellite backhaul

Starlink ready for take-off in India and Lithuania in 2022

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Starlink Internet Services, a division of the SpaceX aerospace company, plans to apply for the appropriate licences to sell satellite-based internet commercially in India. This happened after last week’s announcement from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that the company had no right to sell broadband connections in the country as it had not yet been licensed to do so.

Starlink ready for take-off in India and Lithuania in 2022
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Will Sri Lanka select Starlink after Indian setback?

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The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has reportedly initiated a preliminary engagement with aerospace manufacturer, space transportation services and communications corporation SpaceX, exploring the introduction of Starlink internet services in the country.

Will Sri Lanka select Starlink after Indian setback?
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SES collaboration brings high-speed satellite service to rural Kazakhstan

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Residents of two remote Kazakhstan villages can now benefit from unprecedented Internet speeds via satellite-enabled Wi-Fi, through a network set up for 30 days by connectivity solutions provider SES.

SES collaboration brings high-speed satellite service to rural Kazakhstan

SatADSL unlocks new Southeast Asia markets with ABS partnership

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SatADSL has announced a new partnership with global satellite operator ABS which will provide the latter with access to SatADSL’s neXat platform.

SatADSL unlocks new Southeast Asia markets with ABS partnership

Gilat and AMN extend backhaul of major African network

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What is described as Africa’s largest satellite cellular backhaul network is about to extend its coverage.

Viasat announces diverse deals in Ghana and Peru

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Hard on the heels of its takeover of Inmarsat, global communications company Viasat has underlined the diversity of its markets and offerings with two very different deals in Ghana and Peru.

Viasat announces diverse deals in Ghana and Peru
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Unitel signs satellite deal with Lynk for coverage in Mongolia

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Mongolia’s market leader Unitel has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Lynk Global, enabling its subscribers to remain connected everywhere on the planet with ordinary cell phones.

Unitel signs satellite deal with Lynk for coverage in Mongolia

Oman plans first satellite launch next year

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Oman’s first satellite will be launched into Earth’s lower orbit by the end of 2022.

Oman plans first satellite launch next year

Abu Dhabi's YahClick signs partnership with iSat Africa

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Satellite broadband service provider Yahclick, an Abu Dhabi-listed Yahsat subsidiary, has signed a partnership with iSat Africa to expand its enterprise business in Nigeria, Zambia, the DRC, and East Africa.

Abu Dhabi's YahClick signs partnership with iSat Africa

OneWeb, Neom Tech JV to reach 1bn people in MENA

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Bharti Group-backed satellite broadband startup OneWeb and Saudi Arabia's Neom Tech and Digital Holding Company have signed a pact for a USD200 million joint venture to provide satellite-based services to the Middle East and East African countries.

OneWeb, Neom Tech JV to reach 1bn people in MENA

Satcoms providers aim to boost EMEA mobile backhaul

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Satellite communications company ST Engineering iDirect has collaborated with technology provider XipLink to implement a security feature required for 4G backhaul services with an eye to 4G LTE deployments across the EMEA region.

Satcoms providers aim to boost EMEA mobile backhaul

Starlink to start its commercial offering in Chile

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Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, received the operating permit from Chilean telecoms regulator the Department of Telecommunications (Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones, Subtel) to operate five satellite ground stations, enabling the operator to launch commercial services on a national level.

Starlink to start its commercial offering in Chile
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Inmarsat readies mobile satellite play in India with BSNL

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Indian government-owned telecommunications service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received Inflight and Maritime Connectivity (IFMC) license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to offer Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) mobile broadband services in the country.

Inmarsat readies mobile satellite play in India with BSNL

4iG purchase of Spacecom is confirmed

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Having announced a preliminary agreement in June, Hungary-based IT and ICT company 4iG has now confirmed that it is to buy Israeli satellite operator Spacecom.

4iG purchase of Spacecom is confirmed

Viasat offers Ka-band connectivity in Brazil

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Viasat, a global communications company, announced Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) coverage expansion for its Business Aviation services across Brazil, the world's third-largest Business Aviation market.

Viasat offers Ka-band connectivity in Brazil

Eutelsat helps Glo to extend coverage in Nigeria

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Eutelsat Communications is back in the news again after the satellite operator was selected by African digital solutions provider Globacom to bring satellite broadband to underserved regions of Nigeria.

Eutelsat helps Glo to extend coverage in Nigeria

Avanti connecting rural Africa with launch of Avanti EXTEND

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Avanti Communications has announced the launch of a new managed satellite service for rural connectivity branded as Avanti EXTEND.

Avanti delivering connectivity to millions in rural Africa with launch of Avanti EXTEND
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