Tag: Satellite

Sky has renewed its direct-to-home (DTH) capacity agreement with SES, extending a long-standing satellite relationship at the 28.2° East orbital position into the 2030s. The multi-year agreement covers multiple transponders ...

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has formally adopted new Satellite Communications Guidelines aimed at expanding digital connectivity, strengthening regulatory oversight and supporting the country’s broader digital transformation agenda. The new ...

Nigeria is taking another step toward strengthening its digital and communications infrastructure following the Federal Executive Council's approval to acquire and deploy two next-generation communication satellites. The satellites, NIGCOMSAT-2A and ...

As Africa accelerates its digital transformation agenda and seeks resilient solutions to bridge connectivity, infrastructure and development gaps, Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) has announced the Africa Satellite and Space Summit ...

Across Africa's broadcasting and electronic media landscape, two things remain true. One, satellite content distribution remains the premier technology that reaches every household, every transmitter site and every remote community ...

SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service has officially begun commercial operations in Seychelles, adding a new capability to its African footprint and making high-speed internet with low latency available to an ...

Sentech, the signal distributor in South Africa, surpassed most of its operational and financial targets in the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, meeting 89% of its goals, although ...

Telecom Namibia, the state-owned telecommunications operator, has entered a groundbreaking pilot agreement with Angola's National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) to deploy the Angosat-2 satellite platform throughout the region. Announced ...

Eswatini has officially launched the Gebeni satellite gateway as part of a Starlink initiative to enhance internet connectivity across the kingdom. This facility utilises low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology ...

Broadcast Media Africa (BMA) has announced the launch of a new industry-wide survey titled “Content Delivery Platform & Services: Satellite + Fibre”, aimed at examining the rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape ...