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Intelsat and Openserve Advance Connectivity Throughout South Africa

By Industry Contributor 29 February 2024

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and South Africa’s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider Openserve renewed and expanded their longstanding... FULL STORY >

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Redefining critical connectivity with LEO satellites

By Industry Contributor 5 February 2024

Theo van Zyl, Head of Wireless at Vox unpacks the importance of investing into high-speed, high-availability critical connectivity for industrial, military and emergency services sectors. FULL STORY >

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What will 1700 satellites per year mean for Africa?

By Industry Contributor 15 July 2022

By Dr Dawie de Wet, Group CEO of Q-KON Africa and Chief Engineer for Twoobii FULL STORY >

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BT secures industry first global partnership with OneWeb

By Staff Writer 2 November 2021

BT has announced a landmark agreement with OneWeb for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network and connectivity services. The agreement between the two British-headquartered companies will support UK Government’s National Space Strategy... FULL STORY >

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Satellite dish be gone - DStv rolls out its streaming service

By Staff Writer 2 December 2020

As of today, entertainment fans can subscribe to DStv and watch all their favourite content via the DStv app without the need for a decoder or satellite connection. FULL STORY >

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Dynabooks adds affordable and attractive Satellite Pro C50 to notebook range

By Press Release 11 June 2020

DYNABOOK ADDS AFFORDABLE AND ATTRACTIVE SATELLITE PRO C50 TO NOTEBOOK RANGE FULL STORY >

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Leading satellite operator Avanti announces official launch of South African based operations

By Staff Writer 30 August 2018

Avanti Communications Group, a leading satellite operator, providing Ka-Band satellite data communications services across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, have announced the official launch... FULL STORY >

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SpaceX set for another launch to test internet beaming satellites

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 16 February 2018

Following its successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX has turned its attention to satellites that can beam down internet connectivity to Earth. FULL STORY >

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What is needed for large-scale satellite networks … and why the GSM success story is not applicable

By Opinion 24 January 2018

By Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON FULL STORY >

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Welcome to Our TV Revolution

By Press Release 22 May 2017

Hans Geldenhuys, managing sales director at Intelsat, explains how the company aims to be part of the television market's growth on the African continent for years to come. FULL STORY >

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Internet-providing satellites on the agenda for SpaceX in 2019

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 4 May 2017

The next step for Elon Musk's company is sending internet-providing satellites into space. FULL STORY >

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Africa benefits from new retail satellite service Jola from iWayAfrica

By Press Release 1 December 2016

Pan-African telecommunication provider, iWayAfrica, has launched Jola, a much needed Pan-African Ku-Band managed retail satellite service into Sub-Saharan Africa. FULL STORY >

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New Google Earth Timelapse showcases 32 years of change across the globe

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 30 November 2016

Initially released in 2013, Google Earth has updated its Timelapse tool to show the changes for any location across the globe over the past 32 years. FULL STORY >

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Cost effective, African-based satellite solution launched

By Press Release 14 October 2016

Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has launched Source, a fully managed, virtual network satellite operator service aimed at telecoms and internet service providers. FULL STORY >

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Satellite as key element for the Financial Services Industry

By Staff Writer 31 August 2015

Satellite networks provide an effective solution to reduce cost, increase network availability and mitigate business risks… FULL STORY >

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