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An Isocel Telecom employee. Photo: Eutelsat [Via Satellite 11-13-2014] Isocel Telecom, a top Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Benin, has entered a long-term agreement with Eutelsat for C-band capacity from the Eutelsat 3B satellite. The company has plans to use the capacity for a secure private network to support the country’s tax collection system. Using…

SkyEdge 2-c Libra hybrid satellite-cellular terminal. Photo: Gilat [Via Satellite 11-13-2014] Gilat has announced a new terminal, the SkyEdge 2-c Libra that combines both satellite and cellular technologies. The Libra terminal transmits download traffic by satellite, and uploads data via a Mobile Network Operator’s (MNO’s) cellular network. According to Gilat, this combination enables higher download…

Africasat 1a C-band footprint. Photo: Measat. [Via Satellite 1-13-2014] Measat and satellite transmission technology specialist NovelSat have successfully tested 64APSK modulation on Africasat 1a. The test used Novelsat’s NS3000 professional high-data rate satellite modem with the company’s NS3 technology on Africasat 1a’s high-powered pan-African beam. The companies reported an increase in spectral efficiency levels of…

A C-Com Satellite Systems deployed iNetVu Ka-98H antenna. Photo: C-Com Satellite Systems [Via Satellite 11-13-2014] British satellite operator Avanti has approved C-Com Satellite Systems’ iNetVu Ka-band 98-cm Hughes based terminal. The mobile vehicle mounted system is C-Com’s second to gain Avanti approval to operate on the Hylas 1 and Hylas 2 satellites. C-Com has already…

Skybox Imaging satellites SkySat 1 on the left and SkySat 2 on the right. Photo: Business Wire [Via Satellite 11-12-2014] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is optimistic it can capture new business in the small satellite market through its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL). In February 2014 Skybox Imaging partnered with SSL to build 13…

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Avanti has unveiled its new education service, Avanti Connected Education, which will deliver Internet-enabled learning to thousands of children in Africa. The service seeks to improve the education of these children by connecting their schools with high-speed satellite Internet. Additionally, Avanti seeks to create a model where communities can generate revenue to…

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Onlime has signed a new contract with Romantis to purchase the latest generation satellite services hub to be installed at the Onlime teleport near Hameln in Germany. The Romantis UHP platform will be the core to expand Onlime’s service portfolio and address the networking requirements of its enterprise customers. Onlime teleport. Photo: Onlime…

Mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage in Ku-band and C-band. Photo: KVH [Via Satellite 11-12-14] KVH Industries has significantly increased the capacity for its mini-VSAT Broadband network. The expanded capacity on key South American beams has resulted in as much as three times the forward and return link capacity for KVH’s maritime VSAT customers in the area, according…

S4120 VSAT terminal. Photo: Advantech Wireless [Via Satellite 11-12-14] Advantech Wireless announced that its S4120 VSAT terminal has been selected by a major government services organization in Latin America to support multiple services including enterprise, critical infrastructure, communications on the move, 3G and 4G mobile backhaul, and broadband access. The S4120 VSAT terminals are DVB-RCS…

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Raga Sat has gone live on O3b Networks’ Fiber in the Sky satellite network. The Democratic Republic of Congo-based service provider is the first African client to be brought up on the O3b network since it started commercial operations earlier in the year. Raga Sat is a central African provider of satellite…