Luxembourg Based Start-up Successfully Tested 5G IoT Technology on Nanosatellites
A recent press release by IoT and M2M service company, OQ Technology, based in Luxembourg announced successfully testing Narrow-Band IoT (NB-IoT) waveforms and synchronization procedures using a GomSpace’s GOMX-4A and GOMX-4B nanosatellites.
The mission
also termed...
SpaceX Requests to Increase Starlink Satellites Network to 42,000
WASHINGTON — U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has requested International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on behalf of SpaceX to allocate spectrum for addition 30,000 satellites on top of already approved 12,000 satellites.
ITU is a body...
A New Line of Business for the Fashion Industry, “SpaceWear”
In an event organized by Virgin Galactic in New York, Virgin Galactic’s founder Sir Richard Branson unveiled the company’s first ever commercial astronauts and passengers ‘spacewear’. This comes after a collaboration with Under Armour...
Budding New Space Australian Start-ups to get a Platform
SmartSat
CRC, an Australian government supported Cooperative Research Center based in
Adelaide, South Australia has announced that it has created Australian Space
Industry Start-up Company (ASISC). The purpose would be to provide a platform
to the smallest members...
CommScope and Foxtel to Redefine TV Viewing in Australia
Foxtel will continue its partnership with US-based CommScope
and bring The New Foxtel Experience across Australia.
The New Foxtel Experience will leverage CommScope’s
technology to cater for the on-demand market as well as Netflix for subscribers
with Foxtel’s...
East Africa’s Rising Economy: Ethiopia to Launch its First-Ever Satellite in December
Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economy of East Africa not only in agriculture but also in Space Technology. Late last year Ethiopia announced that it would launch its first ever earth observation...
Northrop & NASA’s Mission Extension Vehicle Ready for Launch
9th October Russian rocket will mark a day of the first-of-its kind Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 designed and built jointly by Northrop Grumman and NASA. The biggest factor that defines the design life of...
Great Acquisition!! ND SatCom Germany Based Operation Acquires Dakar-based TECNA Suarl
Germany-based ND SATCOM, a supplier of and integrator for satellite communication systems and solutions, has announced the acquisition of TECNA Suarl, a satellite transmission and radio telecommunications solutions provider based in Dakar, Senegal.
With new...
MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER TO YOU THE MOST AT AFRICACOM 2019
AfricaCom evolves with new AfricaTech event
From AfricaCom's very own music concert, to the AfricaCom Awards Ceremony, drinks receptions and networking parties, there is as much fun to be had at AfricaCom as there is...
Ethiopia Launches First Dedicated TV Platform: Ethiosat
For years, Ethiopian TV viewers have had to navigate through a plethora of multinational content in a variety of foreign languages in order to locate their favourite channels. That changes today with the launch...