Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) and Free in Senegal have announced a five-year partnership agreement wherein Free in Senegal will build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite. The new gateway will extend the coverage of Avanti’s latest satellite, HYLAS 4, to Senegal and the neighboring West African countries […]
Backhaul
Multi-Million$$$ Deal For Satellite Cellular Backhaul Is Awarded To Gilat From Intelsat
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has been selected in a multimillion-dollar deal with Intelsat to provide the satellite cellular backhaul solution for a leading mobile telecommunication company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Intelsat deployed its CellBackhaul service with Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform and Capricorn VSATs, connecting with a Ku-band […]
“Growth Opportunities In Satellite-Cellular Integration” Report Published By WTA
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has released Growth Opportunities in Satellite-Cellular Integration, a new research report that explores how teleport operators can achieve major growth from the deepening integration of satellite and cellular networking technologies. Where teleports and satellite have struggled in the past for acceptance as backhaul options, teleport operators foresee changing economics making […]
Intelsat’s Extension Of Vodacom DRC’s Ku-band Contract To Bring Mobile Services To Deep Rural Sites In Democratic Republic of Congo
Intelsat, operator of the major integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has been selected by Vodacom DRC, a leading mobile telecommunication company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to provide its Ku-band satellite services. Intelsat’s end-to-end managed CellBackhaul service will serve as an alternative backhaul service to certain sites as a component of Vodacom’s Rural Communication Solution (RCS) initiative […]
Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c Platform Leveraged To Build The Largest 4G Satellite Network In Latin America
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that TIM Brasil, a Tier-1 mobile network operator, has reached a milestone of more than 1,000 sites leveraging Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to build the largest 4G satellite cellular backhaul network in Latin America. Gilat’s platform demonstrates carrier grade service levels in support of the […]
More Gilat Satellite Network VSATs Ordered By Tier-1 Mobile Network Carrier In Japan
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT has received an order for additional VSATs from the firm’s Tier-1 mobile network carrier customer in Japan. Using Gilat’s unique SkyEdge II-c cellular backhaul system, the mobile network carrier will be expanding their cellular backhaul over satellite. This will enable further growth of their 4G/LTE network into […]
AXCESS Networks’ Satellite Cellular Backhaul Solutions Enables Growth In Latin America
In the last two years AXESS Networks has positioned satellite technology in Latin America as the most suitable means for the growth of the main MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) and Wholesale Mobile Operators. The satellite cellular backhaul solutions designed and implemented by AXESS Networks have become a convenient alternative for the expansion of mobile operators, providing them with competitive advantages such […]
AXESS’ Satellite Growth In Latin America Serves To Advance The Growth Of MNOs
In the last two years AXESS Networks has positioned satellite technology in Latin America as the most suitable means for the growth of the main MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) and Wholesale Mobile Operators. The satellite cellular backhaul solutions designed and implemented by AXESS Networks have become an alternative for the expansion of mobile operators, providing them with advantages such as a […]
Yahsat’s YahClick’s Strategic Pan-African Partnership With iSat Africa
YahClick announces an expansion of its satellite broadband enterprise solutions in Nigeria, Zambia, the DRC and East Africa Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (“Yahsat” its subsidiaries, “the Group” listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange “ADX” under SYMBOL: YAHSAT, ISIN: AEA007501017), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, has announced that its Data Solutions subsidiary, YahClick, has signed a partnership with iSat […]
ST Engineering iDirect + Gilat Telecom Connect DRC Communities With Remote Cellular Backhaul Network Installation
Teams from ST Engineering iDirect and Gilat Telecom have achieved the successful remote installation and commissioning of two Newtec Dialog® hubs to power cellular backhaul services for mobile network operator, Vodacom, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. These new hubs enabled Vodacom to migrate its VSAT-based 2G network to 3G across 150 Base Transceiver Station (BTS)sites with the Base Station Controller located in Kinshasa. The new deployment replaces traditional SCPC links and increases efficiency in facilitating 3G data traffic. The Mx-DMA […]