Beidou to add LEOsats to its multi-orbit system starting in 2029

It now seems that the Democratic Republic of Congo has granted a licence to satellite communications company Starlink – despite an earlier ban, which finally appears to have been rescinded.

A renewed and expanded deal between Openserve and Intelsat and could signal a major boost for connectivity in South Africa.

Satellite operator Viasat says it has completed another demo of its direct-to-device (D2D) technology in Brazil – this one using consumer smartphones – following last month’s D2D demo for connected cars.