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Spacewatchafrica March Edition 2019 Digital divide: Optmizing SATCOM solutions in South Africa VVVolVolVolVol o6 o6 66l l. .No. NoNo. No77 N N 55 oo5.. 815 March 2018 2019 AFRICA E-government The 'magic' of Nigeria's first Urban GIS revolution By Marcel Dischinger The future “Maryanne Muriuki ofMeet satellite Africa’s broadbandsays Space Generation leading woman Advisory Council systems is the biggest youth in Aerospace space network on Earth.” C O N T E N T S Vol. 7 No. 15 The renewed fight to save C-band Editor in-chief Aliyu Bello Eutelsat selected by Afghanistan to provide Executive Manager Tonia Gerrald capacity for new DTH platform SA to the editor in-Chief Ngozi Okey Head, Application Services M. Yakubu The quest for maritime security in Africa Editorial/ICT Services John Daniel UK creates over 3,400 new space jobs, Usman Bello according to report Alozie Nwankwo Survey: One in four Malaysian consumers Juliet Nnamdi use pirated TV boxes Client Relations Sunday Tache Lookman Bello Digital divide: Optmizing SATCOM solutions in Safiya Thani South Africa Marketing Offy Pat Tanzanian teen crowned winner of Dstv Eutelsat Star Awards Tunde Nathaniel E-government: The 'magic' of Nigeria's first Wasiu Olatunde Urban GIS revolution Media Relations Favour Madu Khadijat Yakubu Rwandan new telecom satellite launched Zacheous Felicia Demarcating African borders Finance Folarin Tunde Intelsat releases Q4 earnings Eutelsat partners Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation Space Watch Magazine is a publication of Communication Science, Inc. All correspondence should be addressed to editor, space Watch Magazine. Abuja office: Plot 2009, Awka Street, UTC Building, GF 11, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria Tel: 234 80336471114, 07084706167, email: [email protected] 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 renewed fight to save C-band Ahead of the WRC'19, satellite industry satellite services (MSS) and broadcast satellite pay-TV platforms, which players are challenged again to leap satellite services (BSS) should not be account for less than 10% of TV beyond their achievements at WRC-15 to considered in any further studies. The households. protect the interests of the industry. Since last conference also allocated the L- As free-to-air television continues to 2007, and beyond, during successive band spectrum in the band 1427- make minimal use of Ku-band, C-band World Radiocommunication Conference 1518MHz to IMT in Regions 2 and 3, and also provides most of the unencrypted (WRC), an important international some countries in Region 1. This is channels freely accessible to viewers. regulatory event held every three to four subject to ITU-R studies to determine Some free-to-air channels distributed by years, IMT proponents have often pushed the regulatory and technical measures satellite do use Ku-band as recently for shared access to the band but were to ensure the compatibility of IMT and launched SES service in collaboration rebuffed when studies showed that broadcasting satellite service (sound) with Computer Warehouse), but they satellite and cellular users couldn't operations in the frequency band 1 452- are recent and are not expected to be peacefully coexist. 1 492MHz. used by a lot of households in the initial development phase, as they require an This June, at the plenary, satellite These bands has historically been the antenna, which can be an inhibitor for a industry's players will approach WRC'19 first frequency band used by FSS population with low purchasing power. as yet another “fight to save C band,” by satellite systems on a large scale. FSS Other key segment include the oil and emphasizing the importance of existing systems are currently using primarily C- gas and mining industries, banking uses of the band and the challenges of band and Ku-band with an increasing sector, telecom sector, including mobile altering them. use of Ka-band. When compared to networks and ISPs. It's been speculated that US regulator, the other types of spectrum used by satellite Based on this, it is likely that any FCC, in alignment with the Trump communication systems, C-band interference in the C-band would have a administration and the IMT proponents benefits from two principal physical strong impact on the TV market in want to see a material portion of the C characteristics that are particularly well Nigeria and more particularly on the band repurposed for 5G. The so called suited to part of Africa's environment, terrestrial distribution of channels in the Intelsat/SES plan as shockingly as it is which explain why the C-band continues country. The end of C-band usage would unlikely to sail through. to be selected in key satellite potentially impact up to 16 million applications in a large part of the region. households, about 80 million individuals Intelsat and SES are two of the world's in the country in the short term, and a largest satellite service providers, with It is noteworthy that all of the satellites larger number of viewers over time, as 30% combined market share in the procured by organizations located in economic growth and the expansion of commercial Fixed Satellite Services Sub-Saharan Africa are carrying a C, Ku TV coverage, including through DTT, (FSS) sector (based on total 2018E FSS- and Ka-band payloads. In particular, the should enlarge the TV reach, enabling sector revenue). C-band payload represents between more households to access content. The companies each own and operate 20% and 70% of the total capacity of the fleets of over 50 geosynchronous satellites, with an average of around Leading global satellite operators – equatorial orbit (GEO) satellites, primarily 45%.During rainy periods, the signal Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat have using frequencies in the ranges known as attenuation for Ku-band links can range established a consortium called the C- C band, Ku band, and Ka band. SES's from 6 to 10 dB (or even go up to 14-16 Band Alliance, or CBA, in a move that wholly owned subsidiary, O3b Networks, dB), while for C-band it falls in the range could accelerate making mid band also owns 16 medium-earth-orbit of 0.4-1dB (max)1. The high rain fade spectrum available for 5G services. satellites. Intelsat and SES use satellites attenuation makes Ku-band less t o p r o v i d e a w i d e r a n g e o f preferred for the above applications in In summary, satellite operators need to communications solutions to media many African countries. participate actively in ITU-R study companies, telecom operators, groups and conferences dealing with multinational corporations, and While the band 3600-4200MHz remains FSS, GSO, NGSO and IMT WRC-19 government agencies. exclusively allocated to fixed satellite agenda items. African satellite services (FSS) worldwide into the next operators have united under the US telco,T-Mobile believes it can increase decade, few countries in Region 2 auspices of organisations such as ATU its users' average download speeds by a (American Region), in which the US, in order to lobby for support for its factor of 15 over the next several years, Canada, Cameron and Costa Rica have protection. Finally, operators will also creating a “world-leading, nationwide 5G allocated 3600-3700MHz for the need to coordinate with other operators network with more capacity than any I n t e r n a t i o n a l M o b i l e and interested parties in Europe, Asia network in existence today.” Intelsat and Telecommunications (IMT) industry. and America to ensure that our SES's C-band spectrum offers the exact According to Euroconsult report, message is not only heard and same speed but with even more Nigerian television market is highly respected but adopted at upcoming bandwidth to end users. reliant on C-band satellite capacity, WRC'19 conferences. principally for contribution to earth At the 2015 proceedings, the conference stations. C-Band is technically required decided that C-, Ku- and Ka-bands for the Nigerian television industry to currently allocated to FSS, mobile operate. Ku-band is mainly used by 5 APOINTMENTS information layer will significantly impact our Terrasat ramps up understanding of the world and help our Speedcast Appoints presence worldwide customers make more effective decisions," Sebastien Lehnherr said Fox. "This is one of those rare with new EMEA Director opportunities to be part of a game-changing as Chief Operating industry. I'm thrilled to join the HawkEye 360 Officer With the new year comes new changes leadership team." Fox holds a Master of Speedcast International Limited within Terrasat Communications. To jump- Science in Computer Science from Johns announced that Sebastien Lehnherr is start the 2019 year, we've recently Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Source: Airbus Defence and Space joining the company as Chief Operating surpassed shipping out 20K IBUCs Science in Information and Computer Officer. Lehnherr previously held worldwide, and we continue to charge Science from the Georgia Institute of numerous operational leadership roles forward by expanding our sales team. Technology. He currently serves on Georgia at Schlumberger, the world's leading Terrasat welcomes Paul Gorton to the team Tech's College of Computing Advisory o i l f i e l d s e r v i c e s c o m p a n y.
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