The GVF-C21 Partnership has announced details of the opening keynote addresses to be given at the HTS Roundtable: GEOs, MEOs, LEOs – Enabling a Brave New World on 2nd December 2019 at ETC Venues-St Pauls, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.

More than 15 000 visitors, over three content-packed days, attended this year’s AfricaCom, and is a record for the event that turned 22 in 2019.  AfricaCom is the world’s largest and most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecommunications event and the presence of so many industry heavyweights, emphasised the significance of the role that technology is playing and will continue to effect, on the way the world progresses. 

Telesat today announced its financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019. All amounts are in Canadian dollars and reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted. For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of $237 million, an increase of 4% ($10 million) compared to the same period in 2018.

With literally days to go before the world’s most influential Africa-focused technology, media and telecoms event opens its doors on 12^th November 2019, organisers have issued an advisory to inform would-be visitors that only a limited number of complimentary tickets remain, and they encourage registration as soon as possible. 

The boost in non-stop airline traffic between the USA and Africa is on the rise and access to the continent and its cities has as much to do with technology as it has to do with demand.  According to travel writer Shannon Sims, developments in plane construction makes it possible to fly longer routes.  And ultra long-haul flights, such as next month’s launch of a non-stop flight from Newark Liberty Airport to Capetown will provide access to South Africa three times per week.  Distances of  9,500 miles (15,300 kilometers) covered in less than 15 hours on a non-stop flight is truly a testamen

Last month I spoke at an event for information technology security professionals in Riga, Latvia.  The theme of my presentation was a little off the mainstream of topics addressed during the several tracks of the program – unsurprisingly heavily focused on cyber security, but also covering the continuing evolution of 5G, the upcoming generation of terrestrial mobile broadband communications. 

AfricaCom 2019 has a strong focus on building gender parity in the technology and telecoms industries this year, with a  number of initiatives that will be launched at the event taking place in Cape Town 12- 14 November 2019.

Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris: ETL) reports revenues for the First Quarter ended 30 September 2019. First Quarter revenues of the Operating Verticals of €316.5 million, down 6.2% like-for-like , (ie, at constant currency and perimeter).

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Satelite operator Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Intelsat reported total revenue of US$ 506.7 million and net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. of US$ 148.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.