Recent developments in global low-Earth orbit satellites could benefit users in Africa, writes Q-Kon’s Dawie de Wet.
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Low-Earth orbit satellites promise to connect every corner of the planet. But could they also threaten mobile operators?
Q-KON CEO Dawie de Wet talks about the huge changes happening in the satellite communications space and what they mean for consumers and for industry.
Satellite broadband provider SkyeVine has had a stressful first few months, not least because of problems with its satellite provider, but the company appears to be finding its feet – and finding subscribers in some unlikely places. Meant as a broadband service for outlying and other underserviced areas that don’t have access
Just as undersea and terrestrial fibre connectivity is booming around and in Africa, an explosion in satellite capacity serving the region is also under way. The “dark continent” is getting connected to the global village. This week’s annual Satcom conference
Do you live in an area not well served by fixed lines or mobile broadband? A new start-up, SkyeVine, a joint venture between JSE-listed Ellies Group and Q-Kon, wants to plug the gap with a new broadband satellite offering
The Intelsat New Dawn satellite, which will almost entirely serve the African market, will take to the skies on Wednesday night from a launch complex in French Guiana. Intelsat MD for Africa sales