Facebook teams up with Eutelsat to bring internet connectivity to Africa using satellite tech

Facebook has announced it’ll be partnering Eutelsat, a French Communication firm on a new initiative to make Internet connectivity available in Africa using satellite technologies. Eutelsat and Facebook will be utilizing the “entire broadband payload” on the future AMOS-6 satellite to build a dedicated system that’ll supply connectivity to 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The......Continue to read