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Spacewatchafrica Deceember Edition 2018.Cdr Leveraging outer space for National Security VVVolVolVolVol ol.6 ol.6 66 No.NoNo. No77 No. No. 55 5 811 December 2018 2018 AFRICA The future of Ultra High Definition Television viewing BROADCASTING Next-generation Understandingtechnologies driving questBy Marcelnew Dischinger businessfor new space model C O N T E N T S Vol. 7 No. 11 The future of Nigeria’s space assets Konnect Africa launches satellite internet access offers in DRC Editor in-chief Aliyu Bello Building business leaders and entrepreneurs Executive Manager Tonia Gerrald SA to the editor in-Chief Ngozi Okey Es'hailSat's second satellite successfully launched Head, Application Services M. Yakubu One of Africa's largest public broadcasters selects Editorial/ICT Services John Daniel Globecast and Spacecom's AMOS-7 for SNG services Usman Bello NigeriaSat-2 delivers imagery beyond end of life cycle Alozie Nwankwo Juliet Nnamdi Avanti signs African master service deal with Logical Wireless Client Relations Sunday Tache Lookman Bello Again, AfricaCom 2018 achieves all round results Safiya Thani Advancing digital connectivity in Africa Marketing Offy Pat Tunde Nathaniel In Satcom industry, no single strand fits all Wasiu Olatunde France-IX reaches new milestones with presence in Africa Media Relations Favour Madu Khadijat Yakubu Intelsat reports strong profitability in Q3 2018 Zacheous Felicia Leveraging outer space for National Security Finance Folarin Tunde Study: Eutelsat leads DTH market across Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast Space Watch Magazine is a publication of Next generation technologies driving Communication Science, Inc. All correspondence should new business model be addressed to editor, space Watch Magazine. Speedcast expands global connectivity Abuja office: Plot 2009, Awka Street, UTC Building, GF 11, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, for Schlumberger Nigeria Tel: 234 80336471114, 07084706167, email: info@spacewatchafrica.com LEGAL CONSULTANTS Idowu Oriola & Co. Garki, Abuja DISTRIBUTION CONTACTS Ade Adejo ABIJAN INTERNATIONAL Suleija, Abuja AYO DISTRIBUTION AGENCY Emir Road, Ilorin Olumayowa Ojo NEWSROUND INTERNATIONAL Area 10, Garki, Abuja Magazine Circulation Nigeria Limited 90, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja Magazine Subscription Nigeria Limited Ikeja, Lagos. DELALI OTCHI Ridge Church, Tudu Branch, Accra, Ghana. AL AHRAM NEWPAPERS LIMITED Al Galaa Street -11511 Cairo-Egypt Ayo Olu MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION AGENCY Jos, Plateau State. Cover source Wipro Infotech 1 EDITORIAL The future of Nigeria’s space assets Outer space is the expanse that exists through the simultaneous use of both assembling satellites that are beyond the Earth and between celestial t h e o r b i t a l l o c a t i o n a n d t h e specifically built and oriented to cash in bodies. Contrary to common knowledge electromagnetic spectrum. Nigeria, on this part of the world. They are doing and opinion, it is not completely empty having taken its position in the orbits what we failed to do and we could but a special and interesting vacuum should be a space-flourishing nation. surrender a sizeable portion of the comprising a low density of particles, We do have the outer space capacity $50billion industry we failed to harness. plasma of Hydrogen and Helium as well and assets to like most space nations; Nigerians could still be paying for space- as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic deploy space technology to transform based services while the country fields, neutrinos, dust, cosmics. Though, our lives and solve many problems. possesses arguably the biggest space it could be commonly agreed as a matter industry in Africa. of convention to take the Karman line defined at an altitude of 100 km (62 miles) Space technology remains crucial in our above sea level as the level where the “With our space lives as we explore suitable solutions to outer space starts to have effect. assets generating the emerging non-conventional and multi-faceted challenges we face today Satellites are launched into space for less than N1billion in both our environment and the society. specific tasks and are usually designed Today, we have climate change which specifically to fulfill these roles. Of the yearly, and knowing has shown early warning signs just as over one thousand one hundred active we pray they don't begin to show their satellites orbiting the earth today are of that each satellite in obvious impacts and effects. nine types namely; Communication orbit have a fixed Satellite, Remote Sensing satellite, Things are not as it used to be as we Navigational satellite, Low Earth Orbiting life span, a lot of have too much or too little of what we are Satellites, Medium Earth Orbiting used to. Excessive rainfalls leading to Satellites, Global Positioning Systems, awareness on the flooding, too little rains, too much Geostationary Satellites, Drone sunshine and diurnal temperatures, Satellites, and Polar Satellites.The part of government non-seasonability of rainfall are signs Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO) is the most that climate change is a reality. In our sought after orbital slots to place satellites and private sector is society today, we are faced with social due to its position in relation to the Earth needed to ramp up problems that threaten our security and and its rotation. existence as a nation. Bokoharam in the the benefits from North, Kidnapping and pipeline vandalism in the south are disturbing Nigeria's space program was inaugurated our space assets”. social threats that have often defied in the country in 2001 by President conventional approaches and solutions. Obasanjo, and since then, the country However, we must realize that what we had launched five Nigerian satellites into failed to do, others might do it or are Therefore, a new concept and scientific the orbit namely: NigeriaSat1¸ already doing it and the ideas and approach must be probed and NigeriaSat2, NigeriaSat X, NigComSat-1, opportunities we failed to plug, others harnessed that can also be deployed in and NigComSat-1R which is a would implement them right in our the total collaborative efforts to replacement of NigComSAT-1 due to the corridors for which we would also be combating these challenges. So far, mishap of NigComSAT-1.The space required to pay for the services in one scientific and technical advancements opportunity in Nigeria in terms of business way or the other. made in space technology makes it the ecosystem is valued about $50billion obvious choice and the way to go as far yearly which includes the asset on ground The trend and scope of space activities as looking for alternative solutions are and in space, which remains largely by the developed nations indicate that concerned. untapped. space policies have become very significant for these groups of countries HRH Engr. Otis Anyaeji, FAEng, FNSE both for economic enhancement and As at the time Nigeria launched itself into other uses. Inmarsat, with their global space, most African nations were still far satellite network and strength would behind and it was both an outstanding sooner than later, begin to acquire decision by the Nigerian government and significant market share in our satellite its people that put the future correctly in and space industry. Iconic information focus. The orbit location spectrum and Communications (ICT) companies resource is the bone of contention for the such as Google and Facebook whose growing outer space industry because of traditional strengths are extensive its dual context nature; that is, a resource server farms are also launching whose value can only be realized themselves into space connectivity by 5 LEADERS Ausso Leadership Training Academy Building business leaders and entrepreneurs Source: Airbus Defence and Space We have always known you to be a career in technology and excel. I felt I could a big player in the ICT market in replicate the concept in Leadership Mentorship, albeit adopting it for Nigeria, what informed your entrepreneurial businesses in growth mode, switch from ICT to leadership and high achieving business executives (or training? Intrapreneurs). CWG Plc is today the largest security listed in the ICT sector of the Nigerian Stock What is The AUSSO Leadership Exchange. When we started CWG in 1992, it Academy all about and what was more of a profitable impact investment vacuum is it coming to fill in initiative. We wanted to deploy technology to solve problems and enable growth for Nigeria's economy? corporates through efficiency, and optimization. The advent of the internet, the The Ausso Leadership academy was set up u b i q u i t y o f b r o a d b a n d a n d t h e to mentor Entrepreneurs to Institutionalize pervasiveness of smartphones opened the and Scale their businesses geometrically. Austen Okere gateway to business models that levelled the The vision is to maximize the jobs created by playing field and the opportunity to expand Entrepreneurs in order to enable shared our solutions to small and medium prosperity. I was inspired to set up the Ausso spot. The facilitator is not just a teacher businesses through cloud computing. They Leadership Academy to provide the advice I but a business or entrepreneurial no longer had to acquire expensive systems would have provided my younger self when I champion with a proven track record, and scarce technology personnel. We could was starting my business; and also be the who borrows deep from his experience just deploy the technology for them on a pay- mentor I wish I had. to inspire the class. This is what the as-you-use basis. The idea is that creating more jobs will Ausso Leadership Academy provides to ultimately enable shared prosperity. A complement what is taught at Business This gave rise to our CWG2.0 initiative which common prosperity that will ensure that our Schools. was focused on enabling inclusiveness and young ones; including those on whom we Unlike many training instructions, business transformation with new have spent so much money to educate in delegates to the Ausso leadership technology such as big data, artificial foreign lands will find a job that will bring Academy come prepared to dissect their intelligence and mobile banking and them back, so that they can contribute to our businesses and harden their Business payments.
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