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Space Business Review October 2015

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On October 5, Eutelsat Communications S.A. and Facebook, Inc. announced an initiative to promote Internet access in Africa using satellite technologies.

GlobalMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Dara Panahy
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Bijan Ganji
Bijan Ganji
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EUTELSAT, FACEBOOK TEAM UP

On October 5, Eutelsat Communications S.A. (Eutelsat) and Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) announced an initiative to promote Internet access in Africa using satellite technologies. The companies entered into a multi-year agreement with Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) to share access to the entire broadband payload on the AMOS-6 satellite, being manufactured for Spacecom by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (payload supplied by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), to develop a dedicated communications system, including gateways and terminals, that will provide broadband services to Sub-Saharan users located beyond the range of fixed and mobile terrestrial networks.

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