SES announced that the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle leveraged its secure and reliable O3b mPOWER satcom service — Managed Naval mPOWERED — during the Clemenceau 25 mission. […]
Middle East
Es’hailSat, Saudi Netlink sign MoU
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and Saudi Netlink have signed a joint cooperation and strategic partnership agreement for the purpose of providing joint satellite services across both their customer base […]
iKOMG, GB News launch FASTonSAT partnership for MENA viewers
iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a specialist in satellite, cloud, and OTT services, has announced the launch of The FAST Track, a fully integrated, platform-agnostic framework that changes how FAST channels […]
Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit
MOSCOW — A Russian rocket successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as […]
Middle East and Africa provide $205M in three strategic contracts to MAXAR accelerating sovereign capabilities in the areas
Maxar Intelligence, provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announces three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 million that will help accelerate sovereign defense and intelligence capabilities and space leadership across […]
UAE’s Space42’s expansion of affordable satellite access with new mobile hotspot
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities with global reach, today announced the commercial availability of Thuraya Mobile Broadband Hotspot (Thuraya […]
Algeria’s El Ikhbariya channel joins Es’hailSat’s video hotspot
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Algeria’s El Ikhbariya (Algeria 3 / A3) TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East […]
Muted demand led to a 4% drop in the Middle East smartphone market in Q1 2025
The Middle East smartphone market (excluding Turkey) started 2025 on a subdued trajectory. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), smartphone shipments in the Middle East fell 4% year-on-year to […]
Es’hailSat incorporates Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV channel into video hotspot on Es’hail-2 Satellite
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the […]
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat opens up Jordan to high-speed satellite
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 […]