CET Teleport snags SES Ku-band capacity deal, completes coverage of Africa

Thanks to a recently-signed three year contract with SES for Ku-band capacity on the NSS-12 satellite, CET Teleport will be able to link East Africa with Europe, granting it complete coverage of the African continent on both C-band and Ku-band.

CET expanded its partnership with SES in order to accommodate growing demand for satellite services in East Africa. The Company currently leverages the Ku-band South Africa beam of the NSS-7 satellite.

The NSS-7 and NSS-12 satellites enable satellite services that are provided as SCPC links or through one of the iDirect Evolution hubs at CET's satellite Teleport facility in Hameln, Germany.

Africa remains one the swiftest growing markets for satellite broadband and VoIP connectivity. Urban areas have not been able to develop enough infrastructure to handle the increasing demand from government, commerce, and individual consumers while rural areas had previously been unable to access proper services and now want in on connectivity.

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NewSat wins extra funding for Jabiru-1 launch, satellite Teleport expansion

It looks like NewSat will be proceeding as planned with the scheduled 2015 launch of its Jabiru-1 Ka-band satellite- and more. The Australian company announced that it has secured an extra $108 million for its ambitious communications satellite project, part of which will go into developing its satellite Teleport site in northern Adelaide.

Jabiru-1 will deliver telephone and satellite Internet services to customers in the oil & gas, mining, and defence markets. According to David Ball of NewSat, the Ka-band satellite project will generate additional jobs at the company's satellite Teleport in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide.

NewSat is eyeing to expand the Mawson Lakes facility and its personnel. The Company plans to purchase additional land which will host Jabiru's planned satellite control facility and customer super center.

Said operation currently provides satellite services to several clients in the defense industry. Mr. Ball assures that NewSat's satellite Teleport hubs at Adelaide and Perth will retain their importance and continue supporting existing businesses. He also adds that Jabiru-1 will expand those businesses once it launches.

BringCom, partners form new company to upgrade, manage Djibouti Teleport

A new private company, Djibouti Teleport SARL, has been formed by African communications technology provider BringCom and partner companies in the African country. The new company will enhance and manage the daily operations of the satellite Teleport sharing the same name.

Djibouti Teleport SARL will install new buildings, backup power, security hardware, and an iDirect hub. The result: A first-class satellite Teleport facility that is also connected to five large-capacity undersea cable systems, allowing it to deliver connectivity equal to anywhere else in the world.

BringCom will serve as the managing partner of the upgraded Djibouti Teleport. In order to support the facility's new round-the-clock services, the Company has assigned trained teleport technicians to support the teleport's veteran staff.

Djibouti Teleport is currently equipped with a 7.3-meter satellite antenna that provides Ku-band connectivity via the Apstar 7 satellite, and a 16-meter antenna for C-band connectivity.

The two antennas have already been refurbished and enhanced. Djibouti Teleport SARL is currently installing more antennas and new equipment.