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Alghanim Industries signs Starlink’s satellite internet to global markets

June 5, 2025

Alghanim Industries (Kutayba Alghanim Group), one of the largest privately-owned companies in the MENA region, has inked a landmark agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink, the world’s most advanced satellite internet provider. Through […]

Filed Under: Africa, Agreement, Agreement, Backhaul, Backhaul, Business Moves, Celluar Backhaul, Cloud, Comms, Communications Infrastructures, Connectivity, Constellation, Education, Executive Chairman, Global, Healthcare, India, Innovation, Installation, internet, Joint Venture, Manufacturing, Marine Environment, Maritime, Maritime Connectivity, Medical, MENA, Milestone, Naval Vessels, Pakistan, Rural Connectivity, Satellite Internet, Smallsat Constellation, SpaceX, Starlink, Tech demo, Turkey

SES’s 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to start delivering connectivity services

June 3, 2025

SES announced today that the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched in December 2024 is now ready to offer services across the globe. Featuring redesigned payload power modules, the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australia, Brazil, Capacity, CEO, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Cloud Services, Enterprise Networking, Government, Greece, Ground Stations, MEO, Microsoft Azure Orbital, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Mobility, North America, O3b mPOWER, Peru, Portugal, Satellites, Senegal, SES, SES O3b mPOWER, South Africa, South America, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat opens up Jordan to high-speed satellite

May 4, 2025

Eutelsat has linked with Orange Jordan and, using its powerful Konnect VHTS satellite, has made broadband-by-satellite capacity available to the Middle East country. “For the first time, satellite internet is […]

Filed Under: Africa, Airborne Digital Audio System (ADAS), Business Moves, Comms, Connectivity, Customers, Deployments, Eutelsat, internet, KONNECT VHTS VHTS [Eutelsat], Middle East, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Orange [France], Partnerships, Satellite Deployment, Satellite Internet, Satellite-Based Internet, Strategic Partnership

ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency

April 23, 2025

The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space […]

Filed Under: Africa, African Union Commission, Air Traffic Management, Business Moves, Climate, Climate Change Assessments, Collaborative, Conferences, Egypt, Europe, Headquarters, Implementation, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Milestone, MoU, NewSpace Africa Conference, Security, Space In Africa, Space Science, Space Technology

Forrester’s Digest: AST, Vodafone European D2D JV

March 5, 2025

AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as well as AST’s financial results, to outline how they will expand their satellite-based direct-to-device connections to Europe, and […]

Filed Under: 4G, 5G, Africa, AST SpaceMobile, BlueBird smallsats (AST SpaceMobile), Broadband, Business Agreements, Business Moves, Consumer, Contracts, Direct-to-Device (D2D), Europe, Financial Outlook, Financial Report, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Production, Production Facility, SpaceX, Spain, Starlink, United States, Verizon

Orange Africa and Middle East + Eutelsat announce a strategic partnership for satellite internet deployment in Africa + OMEA

March 4, 2025

Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL) have announced a strategic partnership to bridge the digital divide through satellite connectivity in Africa and the Middle East—this partnership […]

Filed Under: Africa, Eutelsat, Eutelsat KONNECT, News, Orange [France], Satellite Connectivity, Strategic Partnership

Eutelsat: “What a mess”

February 17, 2025

Within minutes of Eutelsat releasing its half-yearly results on February 14th a major sell-off by shareholders occurred, and drove Eutelsat’s share price down to another ‘all time low’ of just […]

Filed Under: Africa, Airbus, AST SpaceMobile, Bank Financing, Board of Directors, Brazil, Broadband, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Constellation, Direct-to-Home (DTH), Europe, Eutelsat, France, Gateway, GEO, Geostationary Orbit (GEO), India, IRIS2, Italy, KONNECT VHTS VHTS [Eutelsat], Latin America, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), OneWeb, Satellite Connectivity, Shareholder Financing, SpaceRISE Consortium, SpaceX, Spain, Starlink, Swisscom Broadcast, Switzerland, Telcos, TIM Brasil, United Kingdom (UK)

GlobalData’s Report: African telcos pivot amid Starlink competition

February 11, 2025

As Starlink intensifies competitive pressures and African governments remain uncertain about intervening to protect telco incumbents, African telecom companies are increasingly focusing on underserved regions. In response, they are launching […]

Filed Under: Africa, Analytics, Data Services, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Middle East and Africa (MEA), Networking Services, Orange [France], SpaceX, Starlink, Telcos

Forrester’s Digest: SES borrows €125m for O3b

January 29, 2025

The European Investment Bank’s global arm, EIB Global, has signed a €125 million loan agreement with satellite operator SES to fund three satellites of its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia, Bridge Loan, Broadband Connectivity, European Investment Bank, Forrester, Chris, Forrester's Digest, Latin America, Remote Communications, SES 17 Network

Forrester’s Digest: Starlink “sold out” in much of Africa

January 22, 2025

Starlink is having a profitable time in at least five African countries where its broadband-by-satellite service is available. The five key nations (Nigeria, Kenya, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe) have seen […]

Filed Under: Africa, Algeria, Bandwidth, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Satellites, smallsats, South Africa, SpaceX, Starlink, Zimbabwe

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