The Israeli telecom group Spacecom's announcement to provide broadband Internet services on the African continent is taking shape. The group has announced that it has signed an agreement with Czech telecom service provider GiTy as for a multi-year contract that should enable it to serve diplomatic services on the continent. To do so, the operator will rely on the AMOS 17 telecommunications satellite.

Amos-17 is an Israeli commercial communications satellite, part of the AMOS series of satellites. It was launched on 6 August 2019 and is a Boeing 702MP satellite transmitting in the Ka, Ku and C bands. AMOS-17 supports connectivity between Africa, the Middle East, Europe, India and China. In addition to AMOS 17, Spacecom already operates AMOS-3, AMOS-7 and AMOS-4.

Source: digitalbusiness.africa