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Category: Satellites

  • 🇱🇷 After Starlink, Liberia now seeks Amazon satellite internet entry

    🇱🇷 After Starlink, Liberia now seeks Amazon satellite internet entry

       Liberia telecom regulator considers licensing new satellite providers, including Amazon.• Project Kuiper plans 3,232 satellites, with commercial launch expected by end-2025.• Starlink entered Liberia in Jan. 2025, charging $40–50 a month plus $390 equipment. Liberia is looking to attract new global players to its internet market, including Amazon, which is rolling out a low-Earth orbit satellite…

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  • 🇴🇲 Oman selects Airbus for reconfigurable OmanSat-1

    🇴🇲 Oman selects Airbus for reconfigurable OmanSat-1

    It will provide telecommunications services across Oman, the Middle East, East Africa, and Asia, supporting government networks, private communications, broadband, maritime, and aero connectivity. Questions and Answers: What is OmanSat-1? OmanSat-1 is a fully reconfigurable, high-throughput Ka-band telecommunications satellite for Oman, capable of adjusting coverage and capacity while in orbit. Who is building the satellite?…

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  • Level 3 Solar Storm Watch

    Level 3 Solar Storm Watch

    Solar Storm Reaches Level 3: Impacts and Outlook for Africa Date: November 6, 2025 A significant Level 3 (G3) Strong geomagnetic storm is forecasted to impact Earth, driven by a combination of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole . This event has the potential to disrupt critical technological…

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  • 🇯🇲 Jamaica reels from catastrophic hurricane Melissa as Black River lies in ruins

    🇯🇲 Jamaica reels from catastrophic hurricane Melissa as Black River lies in ruins

    The coastal town of Black River, described by the Jamaican government as Hurricane Melissa’s “ground zero,” lies devastated after one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record tore through the island, claiming at least 19 lives and leaving a trail of unprecedented destruction. The Category 5 hurricane made landfall near Black River on Tuesday…

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  • Crew Dragon Launch Day: Behind the Scenes With Cosmonauts in Final Countdown

    Crew Dragon Launch Day: Behind the Scenes With Cosmonauts in Final Countdown

    Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platovov makes his spaceflight debut on Thursday alongside NASA’s Zena Cardman and Michael Fincke, and JAXA’s Kimiya Yui. From pre-flight rituals to boarding the spaceship, the crew is getting ready for its mission to the ISS — watch the video to feel the atmosphere of this special day! The launch is scheduled…

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  • 🇧🇫Burkina Faso: Photos of Drones Used by Militants Published

    🇧🇫Burkina Faso: Photos of Drones Used by Militants Published

    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Recent images published by media outlets have exposed the growing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being used by terrorist groups to target Burkina Faso’s Armed Forces. The photographs reveal that militants are deploying modified commercial drones, equipped to drop improvised explosive devices (IEDs), in a concerning escalation of asymmetric warfare…

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  • Elon Musk’s Xmail: A New Contender in the Email Service Arena

    Elon Musk’s Xmail: A New Contender in the Email Service Arena

    Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla and SpaceX, has recently hinted at launching a new email service called Xmail, aiming to challenge established giants like Gmail and Outlook. This initiative is part of Musk’s broader strategy to transform X (formerly Twitter) into a comprehensive “everything app.” Current Email Market Landscape As of September 2024, the…

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  • Palo Alto Advises Securing PAN-OS Interface Amid Potential RCE Threat Concerns

    Palo Alto Advises Securing PAN-OS Interface Amid Potential RCE Threat Concerns

    Palo Alto Networks on Friday issued an informational advisory urging customers to ensure that access to the PAN-OS management interface is secured because of a potential remote code execution vulnerability. “Palo Alto Networks is aware of a claim of a remote code execution vulnerability via the PAN-OS management interface,” the company said. “At this time, we…

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  • 🇬🇭 Ghana launches first 5G network, aims to become West Africa’s digital hub

    🇬🇭 Ghana launches first 5G network, aims to become West Africa’s digital hub

    Ghana launched its first 5G network, a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey and economic advancement. Next-Gen InfraCo, a consortium of telecommunication service companies has been granted exclusive rights for ten years to roll out 5G and 4G infrastructure, aiming to boost network reliability nationwide. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo celebrated the launch…

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  • 🇳🇪 Niger signs agreement with Starlink

    🇳🇪 Niger signs agreement with Starlink

    Niger Prime Minister Mahamane Lamine Zeine announced that Niger will be connected to the global Starlink satellite communications system. “This is a major achievement for the government, which will allow us to cover all regions of Niger with mobile communications. <…> The Starlink satellites will allow us to have communications throughout the country, which is…

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