Chinese LEO satellite operator Shanghai SpaceSail Technologies has reportedly tested its satellite broadband network in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan.
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group continued its blitz of deals to provide satellite broadband services to rural Pakistan last week via an MoU with public sector company Pak Datacom.
Turkey launched its first domestically produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit early this week, widening the country’s satellite coverage and meeting its television broadcasting needs.
It’s clearly been a busy week in Cape Town, where a number of deals have been announced at the Africa Tech/ AfricaCom event, including a strategic agreement between Vanu and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
