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Cape Town, 2024 – Q-KON, a leader in satellite technology solutions and Smart Satellite Services provider, is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Avanti Communications, enhancing connectivity options across southern Africa. This collaboration already enables Avanti to offer Twoobii-OneWeb LEO services in addition to their current GEO services, and...

Avanti has partnered with Q-KON to provide LEO satellite connectivity to customers across the country.  JOHANNESBURG, 9TH MAY 2024: Avanti Communications (“Avanti”), the global multi-orbit satellite technology provider, today announces the launch of Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services in South Africa. Avanti has partnered with Q-KON, a leading satellite engineering enterprise for southern Africa, to...

When a rocket explodes, the technical term in the industry is that the vehicle experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”. The term has all of the hallmarks of what might be called euphemism by technical overstatement. It's in the same category as a used car being called a “certified previously-loved vehicle”,...

Considering the possible impact of LEO satellites on stargazing in Africa Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) communication constellations are rapidly becoming a reality over Africa. Given that the initial launches of the Starlink service were clearly visible in the night sky, this led to valid concerns around the possible impact of LEO constellations...

The recently announced merger between the French satellite company Eutelsat (the world's third-largest satellite operator by revenue) and the United Kingdom’s OneWeb (a fully operational Low Earth Orbit satellite operator) has created the Eutelsat Group, which is now the world’s first GEO-LEO operator. Eutelsat Group is bringing together the best...

Q-KON Africa drives platform innovation by signing up for the 1st Satellite-as-a-Service platform. Q-KON Africa has expanded the capacity of its Twoobii platform in response to growing market demand, with the resulting Twoobii-as-a-Service option being provided in collaboration with its international 1st tier providers. This partnership will enhance Q-KON’s services...

Telkom subsidiary BCX is targeting off-grid internet users after forging a partnership with smart satellite service, Twoobii. BCX yesterday announced the Twoobii partnership ahead of the ongoing AfricaCom conference in Cape Town. The Telkom unit believes the partnership deal will bring benefits to South Africans using its Skylink VSAT Access. Skylink VSAT Access...

Technology group BCX has partnered with Twoobii to enable businesses, merchants and consumers to benefit from seamless voice and data connectivity, with speeds from 2 Mb/s to 20 Mb/s, through its Skylink very small aperture terminal (VSAT) Access. “BCX selected Twoobii to ensure it can offer multiple advantages including rapid deployment and...