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- 22 Jan 2018
CETel Provides Fibre-Like Connectivity Across Africa
CETel, the provider of global managed end-to-end communications solutions, has signed a five-year contract with SES Networks to connect new exploration and production sites in Africa via SES…
- 18 Sept 2017
SES Opens New Era in Global Connectivity with O3b mPOWER
SES, a Luxembourg-based provider of satellite communications, has announced the beginning of a new era in global cloud-scale connectivity and high power data services with the launch of O3b mPOWER, a…
- 19 May 2020
SES, Orange Link Up to Beam Through Enhanced Satellite Connectivity
Orange will be the first telco to adopt the O3b mPOWER, a next-generation Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite communications system by SES. In a statement Orange claims the solution will help it to…
- 28 Feb 2020
Orange, SES Partner to a New Era for Satellite Connectivity Innovation
Orange will be the first global telecom operator to integrate satellite-based revolutionary terabitscale O3b mPOWER communications system in its network, to support the growing demand for…
- 25 Apr 2016
SES, StarTimes Conduct Satellite Installer Training in Nigeria
Global satellite operator SES S.A., in collaboration with Digital TV giant StarTimes, announced the successful wrap-up of a training workshop specially designed to offer superior after-sales services…
- 29 Jun 2016
Study Reveals SES Reaches 2.81m TV Homes in Nigeria
SES, the world’s leading satellite operator, has announced the results of its first Satellite Monitor study on the Nigerian market, which provides insight on the important role SES plays in the…
- 19 Sept 2017
TV5MONDE Expands Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa with SES Video
TV5MONDE, one of the world's leading television networks, has recently signed a long-term distribution contract with SES to broadcast three major free-to-air channels to the French-speaking and…
- 5 Apr 2019
O3b Satellites Roar into Space, Scaling SES’s MEO Constellation
Four O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites were successfully launched by Arianespace at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, according to SES. The Soyuz launch marks a…
- 4 Nov 2014
The Coming Digital TV Revolution
Except something unexpected happens, by July 31 next year, all analogue TV transmission in Nigeria will cease. Essentially all our existing TV stations - Channels, NTA, State TV stations and several…
- 2 Jun 2008
How Lancor’s $20m Suit Stalled OLPC Scheme
The federal government has cancelled the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) scheme initiated by the last administration two years after it became the first country to order and pay for one million of the…
- 28 Sept 2010
Pak Datacom Signs Internet Capacity Agreement with O3b Networks
O3b Networks the developer of a new fiber-quality, satellite-based, global connectivity solution has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with Pak Datacom Limited, one of Pakistan’s…
- 12 May 2016
SES, CCNL Propel Digital Switchover in Nigeria
SES has signed a multi-year agreement with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) to provide a video platform from its 28.2 degrees east orbital position for the provision of Digital Terrestrial…
- 21 May 2019
New Access to Premium Local TV Channels Enabled via Satellite Debuts
Nigeria’s latest free-to-air (FTA) local channel bouquet, “PREMIUM.FREE”, has enabled local television broadcast audiences access to 13 new premium channels which are custom-made for African viewers.…
- 28 May 2019
SES Accelerates Digital Migration for Ivory Coast
SES has been selected as digital partner by Ivory Coast’s public broadcasting company, the Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (SIDT) in a major move to meet the country’s 2020 deadline for switching…
- 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…
- 21 Oct 2020
MS Partners SpaceX, SES on Satellite-based Broadband
Microsoft has collaborated with satellite communications providers SpaceX and SES to expand its cloud computing services for the space industry. The American multinational technology giant says it…
- 18 Jul 2016
SES Study Critical for Nigeria’s Broadcast Digitalisation Drive- Freeman
SES remains committed to helping economic and sustainable growth in Nigeria and accelerating the digital switchover process in the region, said Mr. Paul Freeman, SES Vice President Marketing. Freeman…
- 30 Aug 2016
Gilat Satcom Takes Fiber Operations to Ghana
Gilat Satcom, a leading provider of satellite and fiber-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, on Tuesday announced that it is expanding its operations in Ghana to meet the…
- 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…
- 15 Apr 2025
How Starlink Took over Africa’s Largest Internet Market
Starlink has become a major internet service provider in Nigeria, driven by its reliable, high-speed access. Its success has led to local internet service providers losing subscribers and raising…
- 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.…
- 8 Jun 2015
IATA Advocates Deeper Industry, Governments partnership on Smarter Regulation
The International Air Transport Industry (IATA) advocated for an even deeper partnership with governments based on global standards in the critical areas of safety, infrastructure, security,…