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AMOS-17

Spacecom adds Kenya DTT from AMOS-17

Israel-based satellite operator Spacecom has won a contract from the Kenya Broadcast Corp’s Signet DTT service. Broadcasting from Spacecom’s AMOS-17 satellite, the Kenyan Signet DTT service offers more than 70 television channels plus radio transmissions throughout Kenya and into South Africa. Oren Tepper, Spacecom Global VP/sales, stated: “AMOS-17’s strong C-band HTS beams improved signal quality […]

November 9, 2021By Chris Forrester

Kenya Broadcast’s Signet DTT connects to Spacecom’s AMOS-17

Spacecom, the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that Kenya Broadcast Corporation’s Signet DTT (digital terrestrial TV) service is now being broadcast via the advanced AMOS-17 HTS (high throughput satellite) digital satellite. Spacecom’s also provided an array of on-the-ground professional services that quickly and efficiently migrated Signet’s DTT service […]

November 3, 2021

Spacecom, Get SAT sucessfully demo Micro Sling Blade

Spacecom, the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Get SAT, a specialist in small, lightweight satellite communication terminals, have announced the successful testing of Get SAT’s next generation Micro Sling Blade Ka-Band Satcom-On-The-Move terminal on AMOS-17’s advanced, digital Ka-Band. The test was hosted at the SMS Teleport in Rugby, UK. […]

August 19, 2021

Spacecom invests in Canada’s NuRAN Wireless

Spacecom, the satellite services provider and owner-operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with NuRAN Wireless, including a $3.2 million investment in the Canadian communications company. Spacecom is acquiring 9.3 per cent of NuRAN’s equity, subject to the contract’s conditions. NuRAN’s satellite-based wireless communications solutions enable mobile wireless operators (MNOs) […]

June 30, 2021

Spacecom, Paratus provide broadband in Africa via AMOS-17

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced the signing of a contract with Paratus, a pan-African telecommunications service provider that offers connectivity solutions to more than 22 African countries through an extensive independently owned network, via the fully digital  AMOS-17 satellite. “AMOS-17’s unique performance and capabilities, highly flexible service architecture, combined with its […]

November 25, 2020

hiSky launches services on AMOS-17 satellite

hiSky, a specialist in voice and data satellite communications and provider of satellite-connected IoT services, has parternered with Spacecom, a satellite communication service provider and the operator of the AMOS satellites fleet, to launch services via the AMOS-17 satellite. hiSky’s Smartellite Ka and Ku band terminals provide global coverage of its services, both onshore and […]

November 9, 2020

Spacecom, Novelsat demo video delivery on AMOS-17

Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellites fleet, and Novelsat, a global player in content connectivity over satellite, have announced the successful demonstration of end-to-end video delivery over AMOS-17 high throughput satellite, from network core to network edge, serving user devices over a wireless network and showcasing high-quality user experience. The demonstration illustrated a complete network […]

August 19, 2020