Recent developments in global low-Earth orbit satellites could benefit users in Africa, writes Q-Kon’s Dawie de Wet.
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Intelsat is betting on lower orbits as older industry players try to keep pace with upstarts like Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
OneWeb has launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation”, allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year.
Promoted | Paratus will build a OneWeb teleport (gateway) in Angola to provide low-earth orbit services to Angola and surrounding SADC countries.
Q-KON CEO Dawie de Wet talks about the huge changes happening in the satellite communications space and what they mean for consumers and for industry.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in February that it was a “matter of sovereignty” to create a satellite offering that could rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He could now be getting his wish.
SpaceX on Friday broke its record for the number of rockets launched in a calendar year, topping last year’s slate of 31 missions.
The European Union revealed its most detailed plans yet for a low-earth orbit satellite system worth billions of euros.
OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, expanding its in-orbit constellation to 322 satellites, it said on Wednesday.
Inmarsat Group, the UK’s biggest satellite company, plans to launch a constellation of low-earth orbit spacecraft and set up 5G wireless networks, joining a new space race against the likes of Elon Musk.