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- 20 Aug 2016
Intelsat to Launch New Satellites
Communications satellite services provider Intelsat will launch its Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites on 24 August 2016 in what the company describes as a significant moment for a largely…
- 2 Feb 2017
Intelsat 33e Launches, Extending African Coverage
Intelsat's newest satellite, Intelsat 33e, has successfully completed all in-orbit testing and entered service as of this week, extending coverage to millions of additional end-users around the globe…
- 30 Aug 2016
Intelsat Launches 36, 33e Satellites to the Skies
Satellite communications services provider Intelsat has announced the successful launch of its Intelsat 36 and 33e satellites into orbit. The company confirmed signal acquisition of both satellites…
- 7 Oct 2016
IntelSat 36 Satellite Commences Operation This Week
Intelsat has announced that its Intelsat 36 satellite has entered service and is now providing broadcasting and direct-to-home (DTH) services for Africa's MultiChoice. The satellite was built for…
- 1 Apr 2014
Vodacom, Intelsat Ink Satellite Deal for SME Customers
Intelsat, satellite operator said that it has won a deal to provide managed broadband service to Vodacom across sub Saharan Africa. Intelsat said that its services will position Vodacom to offer a…
- 10 Mar 2025
Intelsat, MaxIQ Space Expand STEM Learning to Educators in Multiple African Countries
Intelsat operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and educational resource provider MaxIQ Space, are expanding efforts to deliver Intelsat’s Africa Space…
- 10 Apr 2018
Vodacom Business Nigeria, Intelsat to Expand Broadband Connectivity in West Africa
Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite solutions, announced that Vodacom Business Nigeria has signed an agreement for satellite services to…
- 4 Jul 2016
Intelsat, AfricaOnline in Sub-Saharan Africa Broadband Pact
Communications satellite services provider Intelsat has signed a partnership agreement with Gondwana International Networks subsidiary AfricaOnline to provide a managed broadband internet service for…
- 13 Oct 2020
Intelsat Partners XinaBox to Launch Careers in Africa’s Satellite Tech Space
Intelsat has entered into a partnership with XinaBox, a provider of modular electronics for learners and professionals, to deliver space-focused STEM learning tools to teenagers across Africa.…
- 30 Nov 2021
Intelsat Invests US$2bn into Unified Global 5G Network
Africa-focused satellite operator Intelsat is currently building a unified global 5G network the company says will support virtually any access technology, and enable the next generation of global…
- 8 Nov 2022
Intelsat Begins Application Process for STEM Program in Africa
Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), is accepting applications to its Space STEM (science,…
- 28 Jul 2023
Intelsat, MaxIQ Space Complete Another Year of STEM-Ed in Africa
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC) and MaxIQ Space, a pioneer in space-focused STEM…
- 27 Sept 2017
Satellite Spending Soars to $12Bn
Satellite operators Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Inmarsat are spending billions of dollars on high throughput space assets to deliver faster broadband for shipping The top four operators of…
- 6 Apr 2010
Linkserve Unveils Blast Broadband
Linkserve Limited, Nigeria’s pioneering Internet Service Provider has launched Blast Broadband, a new product designed to meet the connection needs of homes, small and medium sized businesses.…
- 21 Sept 2009
MultiChoice Converges Futuristic Technologies at Command Centre
MultiChoice Africa proves its mettle by taking up cutting-edge technologies in digital broadcasting converged in its Command Centre, which enable the company beam clear signals to subscribers around…
- 13 Nov 2008
NigComSat Secures Stakes in Nitel
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) has formerly secured 15 percent stakes in Nigeria Telecommunications (Nitel) PLC with the admittance of Engineer Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, the managing…
- 3 Feb 2017
Gilat Satcom Launches One Minute Voice and Data Network
Gilat Satcom on Thursday launched its ‘One Minute Network’, a voice and data network that can be assembled and connected to the company’s global satellite network within one minute. The One Minute…
- 4 Apr 2017
Africa the Centre of New Space Race Era
In 2017 and beyond, Africa will find itself at the heart of a new space race centred on satellite connectivity. According to Michèle Scanlon, New Business Development at Gondwana International…
- 11 Apr 2017
Gilat Satcom Chosen by ICSL to Provide Satellite Connectivity across Nigeria
Gilat Satcom on Monday said that it is now providing satellite connectivity to ICSL’s 200 VSAT sites in Nigeria. Gilat Satcom was chosen following a competitive tender involving multiple providers.…
- 5 Mar 2018
African Broadband Operators Increase Investment to Meet Soaring Data Demand
An urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investment and financing activity, as the…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 21 Jun 2019
Synergy Communications Acquires Vodacom Business Nigeria, Others
Vodacom Group has announced the sale of its business unit operations in Nigeria, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire to Andile Ngcaba’s Synergy Communications. The transaction is now subject to approval from…
- 22 Mar 2021
New Free-to-Air Satellite TV to Launch in May
PremiumFree, a free-to-air satellite television, is set to launch in South Africa on May 1, 2021, with 18 channels, ranging from sport, movies, telenovelas and drama series to kids’ content, gospel,…
- 13 Jun 2021
NCC Approves 73 Commercial Satellite Permits for Operations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has granted space landing permits to 73 commercial satellite operators allowing the operators to provide commercial satellite broadband services to users in…
- 20 Oct 2008
Interweb Satcom Stirs Vsat Revolution with Passion
Interweb Satcom, voice data and internet telecommunication services using Vsat (very small aperture Terminal) and also satellite space segment provider is bringing Nigeria, to the next dispensation…
- 26 Apr 2010
Wafict Congress Organizers Line Up Star Speakers
Following an exceptional outing in 2009, organisers of the conference, IT & Telecom Digest, working in conjunction with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, have announced a…
- 8 Nov 2012
NigComSat Corporation Bill Rings Controversy
Industry experts have said that autonomy for Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NigComSat) was an invitation to failure and creation of another white elephant destined to go the way of the now…
- 15 Feb 2010
Technology is About Value Adding - Lawal
Lawal Abdu-Rahman is the CEO of KITS Technologies Limited. He is an experienced ICT professional having spent over 14 years in the industry most of which were in management positions. He is a…
- 16 Jun 2015
History as CTO Names Nigeria’s Shola Taylor New Sec. Gen
Shola Taylor has been appointed secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international treaty organisation headquartered in London. Mr Taylor is expected to…
- 31 Aug 2009
Linkserve Launches LinkStar Hubs, SurfBeam System
Linkserve, one of the largest ISPs in West Africa and pioneer ISP in Nigeria has launched LinkStar ACM and SurfBeam satellite networking system hubs powered by ViaSat Inc. Harry Strabos,…