Articles tagged with: Satellite

Vodacom Seeking Expansion Opportunities in Africa

..zambique. Through its Gateway Communications subsidiary, it offers satellite services in 40 African countries. Uys also added that having a sole dominant shareholder would speed up the decision making process as it would no longer have to submit more

Telecoms Charity to Offer Phone Services for War Refugees in Pakistan

..es touched by the conflict. The objective is to establish a satellite connection via a mobile system to provide internet and telephones. The team will remain in the zone for one month in order to guarantee solutions that benefit the entire huma more

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World's Largest Commercial Satellite Arrives at Launch Facility

The world's largest commercial satellite has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana in preparation for launch onboard the Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle. The satellite will provide integrated satellite and terrestrial mobile services using conventionally-sized dual mode handsets. more

Chinese Operators to Spend Nearly $3 Billion on Earthquake Repairs

.. Administration of Sichuan Province said it will work with telecom operators to combine satellite and terrestrial systems to form an emergency telecommunications system. China Telecom will focus the majority of its spending on repairing its lega more

Europe Licenses Two Mobile Satellite Operators

..ys that it has selected two operators, Inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile, to provide mobile satellite services across Europe. The services, such as high-speed internet access, mobile television and radio or emergency communications, will be more

Etisalat Signs Satellite Backhaul Deal for Nigerian Network

..l for its Nigerian mobile network. The deal, worth US$6 million over a two year term, provides satellite cellular backhaul from Gateway Communications to Etisalat which will connect three major cities in Nigeria. Commenting on the business rel more

Nepal Telecom to Offer Mobile Coverage on top of Mount Everest

..g to commence the service by mid-June this year," Anoop Ranjan Bhattarai, chief of NT's satellite division, told Republica. "We hope it will provide an alternative to those currently relying on satellite phone services such as the one provided more

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Hutchison 3G Ireland Awards Satellite Based Broadband Contract

Avanti Communications, a broadband satellite operator, says that it has been awarded a contract by Hutchison 3G Ireland to supply them with broadband internet access under the Irish Government's National Broadband Scheme. This EUR 43 million scheme is designed to bring broadband services to communities all over Ireland which are out of the reach of terrestrial alternatives. The contract has an expected value to Avanti of EUR 5.3 million over 3 years. more

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US Government Lifts Export Restrictions on Telecoms Equipment to Cuba

..ns network providers to enter into agreements to establish fiber-optic cable and satellite telecommunications facilities linking the United States and Cuba. US mobile networks will also be allowed to enter into roaming agreements with the Cuba more

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Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks

..for example, among those who already have GPS satellite navigation capability in their phone, more than half expected their use of maps and navigation to increase this year. more

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