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.
Satellite services provider Q-KON has expanded its partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb to deliver connectivity through what it calls Smart LEO networks, tailored to reach remote locations in sub-Saharan Africa.
UAE-based satellite firm Space42 announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) to explore ways to collaborate on direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity.
Satellite service provider Starlink has shut down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda after receiving instructions to do so from the country’s regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).