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Q-KON, a leading provider of satellite communication solutions in Africa, today announced its full support for Eutelsat's recent brand unification, which sees all activities brought under the Eutelsat name. This move simplifies the company's identity while maintaining OneWeb as the brand for its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, understanding the real-world applications and limitations of satellite technology is more crucial than ever. The Satellite Applied Webinar, hosted by Q-KON, brought together a panel of leading industry experts to unpack the current state of the satellite industry and explore the dynamic relationship between GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellations.

SEACOM, a leading Pan-African provider of connectivity and cloud services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Q-KON, an innovative satellite engineering enterprise for Sub-Saharan Africa. This collaboration will enhance the SEACOM Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services, which have been offered in South Africa since early 2024. 

The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation Low-Earth Orbit satellite constellation designed to provide gigabit-speed connectivity to any point on the globe, without needing to touch the public internet or any third-party infrastructure.

Thank you to everyone who joined our insightful webinar, “Mapping Satellite Services in Africa.” It was a fantastic session exploring the dynamic landscape of satellite services and the exciting potential of LEO and GEO technologies in bridging Africa’s connectivity gaps.

NaDEET is a non-profit trust in Namibia and focuses on environmental education through practical learning. NaDEET Centre is located on the NamibRand Nature Reserve, where children and adult participants learn first-hand about sustainable living, biodiversity and the balance between humans and the environment. NaDEET aims to empower Namibians, especially from underprivileged communities, to address environmental issues through accessible education, advocacy, and practical solutions for a sustainable future.

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...

In a visionary move that will propel Namibia into the limelight of African space technology, Eos Capital, managers of the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF) have given the green light for the Namibia Space Port project. This project will be spearheaded by Q-KON Namibia and will mark a...

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...

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”,...

Q-KON is delighted to announced that further to their 2023 incorporation of Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity into their Twoobii Smart Satellite Services, the first bank branch of a leading digital bank has now gone live on the service, and both bank staff and customers are already reaping the benefits...

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...

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....

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...

Satellites are becoming the answer to plugging the continent’s connectivity gap. The desert steppe of Baikonur, 200 km east of Kazakhstan’s remote Aral Sea, seems an odd place to start a conversation about Angolan mobile-phone users. But in mid-October 2022, that’s all anybody was talking about at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The facility...

Industry analysts expect 17,000 satellites to be launched over the next decade, of which some 58% will be for five new mega low earth orbit (LEO) constellations. Overall, it is anticipated that the space industry will add an estimated 200Tbps of capacity to the global network. From a macro perspective,...

With Starlink’s LEO satellite services expected to be available in Southern Africa from late 2023, local and regional internet service providers ISPs and wireless internet service providers, WISPs are considering the impact on their markets and assessing to what extent this could potentially erode their current business models. By Dr....

Via Satellite archive photo It’s a paradox: the satellite industry is booming, yet the latest International Telecommunication Union fact and figures report indicates that only 13% of the Africa population are connected. Strong satellite broadband supply and massive demand in Africa should be a recipe for business success and rapid deployment across...