African Space Priorities: Satellite Connectivity
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StarWin and Avanti to bring revolutionary satcom on the move capabilities to Africa
StarWin, a Chinese company that provides innovative engineering solutions, has successfully tested its Electronically Steered Phased Array Antenna (ESA) terminal for Communications on the Move (COTM) on Avanti Communications’ high-speed HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite. Read more here.
The role of satellite in building a connected Africa; excerpts
Africa has the challenge of ensuring access to technology in countries with sufficient coverage but limited affordability. At the webinar, our speakers made various suggestions, like the need for African governments to work with the private sector and provide incentives to make satellite connectivity technology accessible and affordable for all Africans. Read the excerpts here.
Thuraya and YahClick collaborate with G4T to enhance satellite connectivity in South Sudan
Thuraya Telecommunications Company and YahClick, in collaboration with the South Sudanese start-up Gate for Technologies (G4T), have signed a service partnership to launch their mobility and data services in South Sudan. Read more here.
Malawi Space Conference 2023
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The Malawi Space Conference 2023, themed "Space Applications for Sustainable Development," was recently held at the Bing International Convention Centre in Lilongwe from 18th to 20th October 2023. The event delved into space-related opportunities to tackle Malawi’s socioeconomic challenges. The event comprised high-level keynote speeches, interactive sessions, panel discussions, and unique networking opportunities. Read the event excerpts here and here.
Nilesat records a 2.1% increase in 2023 half-year revenue
For the six months that ended in June 2023, the Egyptian Satellite Company, Nilesat, reported a revenue of USD 51.19 million compared to USD 50.15 million for the same period in 2022. Moreover, the company's basic earnings per share from continuing operations shot up to USD 0.52. Read more here.
Nigeria encourages investors to harness the African space sector for socio-economic growth
At the opening ceremony of the African Space Economy Conference and Exhibition organised by NASRDA, the Nigerian government urged investors to leverage opportunities within the African space sector to advance its socio-economic goals. Read more here.
UCT launches new project, BIOSCAPE
The University of Cape Town has launched a new biodiversity research project called BioSCape, which will link data collected from satellites and aeroplanes with field observations to better understand the biodiversity of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Read more here.
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1 年Great initiative, but I do feel Africa needs a cohesive and comprehensive strategy for space. Considering how young the African space industry is, if the foundation is laid right and given Africa's potential, it can clearly climb up to become an emerging space nation by 2030. Now, given the terrestrial challenges, a better option would be to create better strategic relationships with satellite-to-cell market participants to actually enable accessibility to the majority of Africa affordably there by enabling the foundations for connectivity and a clearer path to mass digitalization in Africa.